word | | National holiday |
August
map | Latvia | ... note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 was the date of |
August
map | Liechtenstein | Assumption Day, 15 August |
August
map | Macedonia | Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day |
August
map | Malaysia | Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957) |
August
map | Moldova | Independence Day, 27 August (1991) |
August
map | Saint Barthelemy | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August |
August
map | Singapore | National Day, 9 August (1965) |
August
map | Switzerland | Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) |
August
map | Trinidad and Tobago | Independence Day, 31 August (1962) |
August
map | Turks and Caicos Islands | Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) |
August
map | Ukraine | Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Central Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day |
August
map | Uruguay | Independence Day, 25 August (1825) |
| Australia-Day | Australia | Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) |
| Australia-Day | Christmas Island | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Australia-Day | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Australian | Australia | Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) |
| Australian | New Zealand | ... British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
| Barthelemy-Day | Saint Barthelemy | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August |
| Bastille | France | ... Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names ... |
Bastille-Day
map | France | Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the ... |