Sunday, August 23, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
RoseAstrological sign: Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Festivals and international days on August 23:
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
See also: August 22 - August 24 - All days of 2026
August 7-30: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
August 7-31: Fringe Festival, celebration of arts and culture, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
August 11-23: World Equestrian Championships, Aachen (Germany)
August 20-23: Opening round of the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season in France
August 21-23: Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort Circuit
August 21 to September 6: Women's EuroVolley, European women's volleyball championship in Azerbaijan, Czechia, Sweden and Turkey
August 22 to September 13: Vuelta a España cycling race (Spain)
August 23 to September 13: US Open in New York (USA)
August 23, 1914: Battle of Mons in Belgium, pitting the armies of the United Kingdom against the German Empire. The British will be forced to retreat despite a tactical victory.
August 23, 1939: Signing at the Kremlin in Moscow of the German-Soviet Pact, also known as the non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union.
August 23, 1989: Between 1.5 and 2 million people form a human chain from Vilnius to Tallinn via Riga, spanning 560 kilometers. The Baltic Way, as this demonstration is known, aims to call for the independence of the Baltic states.
August 23, 2005: Hurricane Katrina forms; it will become one of the six strongest hurricanes ever recorded, and will claim at least 1,836 victims before dissipating on the following August 31.