Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for August 17, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- National Non-Profit Day
- 1577: The Peace of Bergerac was signed, granting political rights for Huguenots
- 1787: Jews were granted permission in Budapest, Hungary to pray in groups
- 1795: A slave revolt occurred at Knip plantation, Curacao
- 1915: A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas killing 275
- 1924: A French-German trade agreement was signed
- 1926: The Greek-Serbian, Croatian, and Slavs peace treaty was signed
- 1945: Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declared Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands
- 1950: Indonesia formally gained independence from the Netherlands
- 1955: Hurricane Diane caused the Connecticut River to flood, killing 190 people and doing $1.8 billion damage
- 1956: West Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court banned the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
- 1956: In one of the largest demonstrations in South Africa’s history, 20,000 women marched to present petitions against carrying of passes by women to the Prime Minister
- 1959: A 7.1 earthquake struck Yellowstone National Park
- 1960: Gabon gained independence from France
- 1969: Hurricane Camille struck the US coastline and killed 259 people, mostly in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
- 1976: An earthquake and tsunami in the Philippines killed about 8,000 people
- 1983: Hurricane Alicia killed 17 people in Texas
- 1999: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and injuring 44,000 more people
- 2012: The Russian Government banned Gay pride events in Moscow for a century
- 2016: Flooding in Louisiana left 13 people dead and damaged 4,000 homes
- 2019: Huge wildfires began on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands prompting the evacuation of 9,000 people
Weekly Holidays and Observances including August 17, 2021
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August Monthly Holidays and Observances
- American Indian Heritage Month
- Black Business Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Fall of Empires Month
- Happiness Happens Month
- Home Business Month
- National Canning Month
- National FAS Disorders Awareness Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Publish Your eBook Month
- National Runaway Prevention Month
- National Water Quality Month
- National Wellness Month
- National Win With Civility Month
- Professional Speakers Month
- What Will Be Your Legacy Month