At a Glance
August 23
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Flag observance
Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)
Ukraine
Religious observance
Feast of Ascelina
Religious observance
Feast of Asterius, Claudius, and Neon
Religious observance
Feast of August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Franciszek Dachtera
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Juan María de la Cruz
Religious observance
Feast of Éogan of Ardstraw
Religious observance
Feast of Lupus (Luppus) of Novae
Religious observance
Feast of Philip Benitius
Religious observance
Feast of Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia
Religious observance
Feast of Rose of Lima
Religious observance
Feast of Tydfil
Religious observance
Feast of Zacchaeus of Jerusalem
Observance
Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)
Russia
Observance
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances: Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
Romania