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St Bernard of Clairvaux was born near Dijon, France in 1090. His family were of the noble classes: his father, a knight named Tecelin, perished on crusade; and his mother, Aleth, was a daughter of the noble house of Montbard. She was a woman distinguished for her piety, and died

Constitution Day is celebrated each year in Hungary on 20th August. The celebration goes by a number of names – National Day, Constitution Day, Foundation Day, St Stephen's Day (Stephen was the first King of Hungary) and the oddly named "Day Of The New Bread". The date commemorates the adoption

Senegal celebrates Independence Day on 20th August each year. The day marks Senegal's achievement of complete independence after the dissolution of the Mali Federation in 1960. The Republic of Senegal, is a country South of the Sénégal River in Western Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea

Revolution Day is celebrated in Morocco on 20th August each year. It celebrates the revolution in 1955 which led to Morocco's final independence from France in 1956.

Each year on 17th August the people of Argentina remember San Martin as a seminal figure in their history. If the 17th August falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the holiday is held on the preceding Monday. If it falls on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday then the holiday