At a Glance
August 14
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
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Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Religious observance
Feast of Arnold of Soissons
Religious observance
Feast of Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
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Feast of Eusebius of Rome
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Feast of Fachtna of Rosscarbery
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Feast of Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
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Feast of Maria Elisabetta Renzi
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Feast of Martyrs of Otranto
Religious observance
Feast of Maximilian Kolbe
Observance
Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
Observance
National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.
United States
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