August 24
International Cosplay Day
August 24 is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years); 129 days remain until the end of the year.
"A man who can’t control his family, is like a man with a broken hand."
Born today
Carlo Gambino, 1902, Italian-American mobster
Observances
Abbán of Ireland
Flag Day (Liberia)
Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
National Waffle Day (United States)
Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)
Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)
Kobe Bryant Day (US)
