What do we know about the 24th of August?
On this day, August 24, in Ukraine and around the World:
Ukrainian Holidays
- Ukraine's Independence Day. This is the principal state holiday, celebrated annually in honour of the adoption of the "Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine" by the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR in 1991.
International and Other Commemorative Dates
- International Strange Music Day.
- The Birthday of Potato Chips.
- Can Opener Day.
- The Catholic Feast of Saint Bartholomew.
- The Orthodox Commemoration Day of the Hieromartyr Euplus of Catania.
- Pluto Demotion Day (on this day in 2006, Pluto was 'demoted' from its planetary status).
