August 16, 2024, Special Days: The day is the last Friday of Shravan or Sawan month in the north Indian states, and it is marked with major religious celebrations like Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat, Damodara Dwadashi, Varalakshmi Vratam and Simha Sankranti or Ghee Sankranti. August 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates in August.

List of Festivals & Events Falling on August 16, 2024 (Friday)

  1. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
  2. Damodara Dwadashi
  3. Varalakshmi Vratam
  4. Simha Sankranti or Ghee Sankranti
  5. St. Roch’s Day
  6. Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
  7. National Work From Home for Wellness Day
  8. National Tell A Joke Day
  9. National Rum Day
  10. National Roller Coaster Day
  11. National Men's Grooming Day
  12. National Independent Worker Day
  13. National Authenticity Day
  14. National Airborne Day
  15. Hawaiian Shirt Day
  16. Bennington Battle Day
  17. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary

Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries

  1. Arvind Kejriwal
  2. Saif Ali Khan
  3. Mahesh Manjrekar
  4. David Dhawan
  5. Sonam Bajwa
  6. Upen Patel
  7. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan Birth Anniversary
  8. R. R. Patil Birth Anniversary
  9. Taika Waititi
  10. Madonna
  11. James Cameron
  12. Steve Carell
  13. Angela Bassett
  14. Manisha Koirala
  15. Evanna Lynch
  16. Cristin Milioti
  17. Timothy Hutton
  18. Cameron Monaghan
  19. Charles Bukowski
  20. T. E. Lawrence Birth Anniversary

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