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An especially prominent example, still widely taught in primary schools, is that the Weton for the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945 took place on Jumat Legi; this is also the Weton for the birth and death of Sultan Agung, one of the greatest kings of Java and the inventor of the modern Javanese calendar. [6]
English name Local name Remarks 1 January New Year's Day: Tahun Baru Masehi New Year of Gregorian calendar; National public holiday since 1946. January/February Lunar New Year (specifically the Chinese New Year) Tahun Baru Imlek National public holiday since 2003. March Nyepi / Day of Silence: Hari Suci Nyepi National public holiday since 1983.
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
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Gladiolus Peridot gemstones Sardonyx stone Red spinel on calcite. August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. [9] Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. [10]
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1927 – Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic (d. 2018) 1928 – Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990) 1929 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014) 1929 – John Gale, English director and producer; 1929 – Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)