At a Glance
August 31
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Russia
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Religious observance
Feast of Aidan of Lindisfarne
Religious observance
Feast of Aristides of Athens
Religious observance
Feast of August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Cuthburh
Religious observance
Feast of Joseph of Arimathea
Religious observance
Feast of Nicodemus
Religious observance
Feast of Paulinus of Trier
Religious observance
Feast of Raymond Nonnatus
Religious observance
Feast of Wala of Corbie
Observance
Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
Observance
Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
Poland
Observance
Departure Day, celebrates the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
United States
Observance
Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine)
Romania