At a Glance
August 3
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960. Arbor Day (Niger)
Flag observance
Flag Day (Venezuela)
Venezuela
Religious observance
Feast of August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Augustin Kažotić
Religious observance
Feast of George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Lydia of Thyatira
Religious observance
Feast of Myrrhbearers (Lutheran Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Nicodemus
Religious observance
Feast of Olaf II of Norway (Translation of the relic)
Religious observance
Feast of Stephen (Discovery of the relic)
Religious observance
Feast of Waltheof of Melrose
Observance
Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
Observance
Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
Observance
National Guard Day (Venezuela)
Venezuela