Day Guide for Tuesday August 26th 2025

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 26th 2025 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on August 26th 2025

National Dog Day 🐶

Pets
International

Celebrate National Dog day with these inspirational quotes about our canine companions.

National Cherry Popsicle Day 🍒

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cherry Popsicle Day

National Women’s Equality Day

Celebrates the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

Namibia Heroes' Day

Namibia

Commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966

Teej

Nepal

Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season

National Repentance Day

Papua New Guinea

Intended to be marked by prayer ceremonies across the country to ask for forgiveness for wrongs

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General Information for August 26th 2025

There are 3 observances on this day.
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Day 238 of 2025
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Week 35 of the year

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On this Day in History

1978 - Papal conclave: Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.
1974 - Charles Lindbergh, the US aviator whose child was once kidnapped, dies (b. 1902).
1966 - The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
1910 - Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun and Nobel laureate, is born (d. 1997).
1883 - At midday, the Krakatau volcano begins to erupt; it's still the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history.