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 |