August 14

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74 holidays recorded on August 14 throughout history

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August 15 is one of the most crowded dates in the Catholic sanctoral calendar.

August 15 is one of the most crowded dates in the Catholic sanctoral calendar. Multiple feasts — the Assumption foremost among them — are observed simultaneously, along with regional commemorations that vary by country and rite. In many Catholic countries, August 15 is a national holiday. In France, it's called the Fête de l'Assomption and has been a public holiday since Napoleon signed a concordat with the Vatican in 1801.

Kaj Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor who used his pulpit and pen to openly defy the Nazi occupation o…

Kaj Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor who used his pulpit and pen to openly defy the Nazi occupation of Denmark. The Gestapo abducted and murdered him in January 1944, dumping his body in a ditch — he became Denmark's most famous wartime martyr.

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, established by India in 2021, commemorates the millions who suffered during the 19…

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, established by India in 2021, commemorates the millions who suffered during the 1947 Partition that divided British India into India and Pakistan. The event displaced over 15 million people and triggered communal violence that killed an estimated one to two million.

Christian communities observe a shared feast day honoring Arnold of Soissons, Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia, Eusebius of…

Christian communities observe a shared feast day honoring Arnold of Soissons, Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia, Eusebius of Rome, Jonathan Myrick Daniels, and Maximilian Kolbe. This collective remembrance highlights the diverse paths of faith these figures walked, from early Roman martyrs to modern pacifists who gave their lives for others. The day invites believers to reflect on how their courage continues to inspire acts of compassion across centuries.

The United States celebrates August 14 as National Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the Indigenous Marines who used t…

The United States celebrates August 14 as National Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the Indigenous Marines who used their native language to secure battlefield communications during World War II. This recognition ensures their unique linguistic contributions remain a vital part of American military history rather than fading into obscurity.

Falklands Day honors the moment John Davis first spotted the islands in 1592, a discovery that eventually drew Europe…

Falklands Day honors the moment John Davis first spotted the islands in 1592, a discovery that eventually drew European powers into a fierce struggle for control over the South Atlantic archipelago. The holiday celebrates this initial contact while acknowledging the complex history of sovereignty disputes that followed centuries later.

Pakistan's Independence Day marks the creation of the world's first Islamic republic carved from British India on Aug…

Pakistan's Independence Day marks the creation of the world's first Islamic republic carved from British India on August 14, 1947. The Partition displaced over 15 million people and caused an estimated one to two million deaths — the largest mass migration in human history.

The Assumption of Mary — the belief that the Virgin Mary was taken bodily into heaven at the end of her earthly life …

The Assumption of Mary — the belief that the Virgin Mary was taken bodily into heaven at the end of her earthly life — is one of the most widely observed Christian feasts, celebrated on August 15 across Catholic and many Orthodox traditions. Pope Pius XII defined it as dogma in 1950. He did this by exercising papal infallibility — the first and so far the only time that doctrine has been invoked on a matter of faith since its formal definition in 1870.

The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar for August 14 marks the eve of the Dormition Fast's conclusion, one of the f…

The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar for August 14 marks the eve of the Dormition Fast's conclusion, one of the four major fasting periods in Orthodox Christianity. Observances vary by national tradition.

Pramuka Day celebrates the Indonesian scouting movement, established on August 14, 1961.

Pramuka Day celebrates the Indonesian scouting movement, established on August 14, 1961. Indonesia's scout movement is one of the world's largest, with over 20 million members, and participation is deeply embedded in the country's educational system.

Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 26-year-old Episcopal seminary student from New Hampshire who traveled to Alabama for t…

Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 26-year-old Episcopal seminary student from New Hampshire who traveled to Alabama for the civil rights movement in 1965. He was shot dead by a deputy sheriff while shielding a young Black woman, Ruby Sales, from the gunfire.

Pakistan celebrates its independence from British colonial rule, marking the end of the Raj and the creation of a sov…

Pakistan celebrates its independence from British colonial rule, marking the end of the Raj and the creation of a sovereign Muslim-majority state. This partition triggered the largest mass migration in human history, fundamentally redrawing the map of South Asia and establishing a new geopolitical reality that continues to define regional relations today.

Pakistan celebrates August 14 as Independence Day, marking the 1947 partition of British India that created the world…

Pakistan celebrates August 14 as Independence Day, marking the 1947 partition of British India that created the world's first modern nation founded explicitly on Muslim identity. Partition displaced 14 million people and killed an estimated one to two million in communal violence — the largest mass migration in human history.

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Aux Kolbe,

Maximilien, ses diminutifs : Mac, Mack, Maks, Massimo, Max, Maxey, Maxie, Maxim, Maxime, Maximo, Maximos, Maximus, Ma…

Maximilien, ses diminutifs : Mac, Mack, Maks, Massimo, Max, Maxey, Maxie, Maxim, Maxime, Maximo, Maximos, Maximus, Maxy ; ses variantes : Massimiliano, Maximilian, Maximiliane, Maximilianus, Maximilienne, Maximino, etc.

Aux Merwen,

Michée, etc.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Florence Nightingale, englische Wohltäterin (evangelisch)

Namenstage Maximilian

Staatliche Feier- und Gedenktage Südkorea, nationaler Gedenktag für Trostfrauen

Manuel Fernandez-Herba Pereira

Aniversário de Quixeramobim, Ceará

Aniversário de Parnaíba, Piauí

Aniversário de Barra do Mendes, Bahia

Aniversário de Barbacena, Minas Gerais

Dia Nacional de Conscientização sobre a Paternidade Responsável

Dia Nacional do Combate à Poluição

Dia do Cardiologista

Aniversário de Tenório, Paraíba

Aniversário de Apiaí, São Paulo

Christian feast day: Arnold of Soissons

Beato Sante de Urbino Brancoisini.

Beata Isabel Renzi.

Beato Guillermo de Parma.

Beato Félix Yuste Cava.

San Werenfridus.

San Tarcisio.

San Ursicino del Ilírico.

San Marcelo de Apamea.

San Facanano de Ross.

San Eusebio de Roma.

San Eusebio de Palestina.

San Everarado de Einsiedeln.

Santos Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia y Francisco Shoyemon.

San Demetrio de África.

San Calixto de Todi.

Santa Atanasia de Timia.

San Antonio Primaldo y compañeros.

Uruguay Uruguay: Día de los Mártires Estudiantes.

República Dominicana República Dominicana: Día Nacional del Ingeniero Dominicano.

Paraguay Paraguay: Día de la Bandera.

Chile Chile: Día Nacional de los Radioaficionados.

Argentina Argentina: Misiones: Aniversario de San Antonio.Fundación: 14 de agosto de 1951 (74 años).

Argentina Argentina: Misiones: Aniversario de San José.Fundación: 14 de agosto de 1892 (133 años).

Argentina Argentina: Mendoza: Día de la Mujer Policía en Mendoza.Se eligió esta fecha en honor al nacimiento de la O…

Argentina Argentina: Mendoza: Día de la Mujer Policía en Mendoza.Se eligió esta fecha en honor al nacimiento de la Oficial Ayudante Erica Beatriz Bercich, la primera mujer mendocina fallecida en un acto de servicio en esa provincia.

Argentina Argentina: Buenos Aires: Aniversario de Quilmes.Fundación: 14 de agosto de 1666 (359 años).

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Cerealista.Fue establecido con el objetivo de recordar el primer embarque de tr…

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Cerealista.Fue establecido con el objetivo de recordar el primer embarque de trigo desde la Argentina al extranjero, que se realizó el 14 de agosto de 1926 (99 años).

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional de la Mujer Policía.En honor al nacimiento de la Oficial Ayudante Erica Beatriz Ber…

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional de la Mujer Policía.En honor al nacimiento de la Oficial Ayudante Erica Beatriz Bercich, la primera mujer policía del país fallecida en un acto de servicio.

Día Mundial del Lagarto.(imagen ilustrativa).

Indonésie : jour des scouts célébrant le premier défilé public de l’association Gerakan Pramuka[Quoi ?].

Maroc (Union africaine) : fête nationale du retour de l’Oued Eddahab à la mère patrie en 1979.

Démètre († ?), martyr en Afrique, date orientale.

Eberhard († 958) - ou « Évrard » -, né en Souabe, prévôt de la cathédrale de Strasbourg, puis fondateur du monastère …

Eberhard († 958) - ou « Évrard » -, né en Souabe, prévôt de la cathédrale de Strasbourg, puis fondateur du monastère d’Einsiedeln en Suisse.

Eusèbe († vers 300), prêtre, martyr à Rome ou en Palestine, peut être identique au précédent ; date orientale.

Fachanan († vers 600), abbé en Irlande et peut-être premier évêque de Ross.

Lucius († ?), soldat martyr, mort par le feu ; date orientale.

Michée le prophète (VIIIe siècle av.

Michée le prophète (VIIIe siècle av. J.-C.), sixième petit prophète (voir aussi les Michel et leurs variantes et saint archange les 29 septembre).

Ursicin († vers 303) - ou « Oursicios » -, né à Sivention en Illyrie, tribun militaire, martyr sous Maximien.

Angel Marina Álvarez († 1936), bienheureux, Martyrs de la guerre en Espagne.

Antônio de Almeida Lustosa († 1974), vénérable, évêque brésilien

Antoine Primaldo († 1480), Martyr à Otrante en Italie

Bianca Piccolomini Clementini († 1959), fondatrice, vénérable.

Syméon de Trébizonde († 1644 ou 1653), né à Trébizonde, fondeur d’or, martyr à Constantinople par la main des musulma…

Syméon de Trébizonde († 1644 ou 1653), né à Trébizonde, fondeur d’or, martyr à Constantinople par la main des musulmans, mais à la demande des Juifs.