August 1, Tuesday Details
National Day : Switzerland.
Lughnasadh : Pagan and Wiccan.
August 2, Wednesday Details
James Baldwin (1924–1987) : African American.
Our Lady of the Angels : Costa Rica.
Tisha B'av begins at sundown : Jewish. (m)
August 3, Thursday Details
Tisha B'Av : Jewish. (m)
August 4, Friday Details
Louis Armstrong (1900–1971) : African American.
National Day : Burkina Faso.
August 6, Sunday Details
Independence Day : Bolivia.
Independence Day : Jamaica.
August 7, Monday Details
Ira Aldridge (c. 1805–1867) : African American.
Ralph Bunche (1904–1971) : African American.
Battle of Boyacá : Colombia.
Civic and Provincial Holidays : Canada. (m)
Emancipation Day : Bahamas. (m)
August 8, Tuesday Details
Emiliano Zapata (c. 1877–1919) : Mexican.
Ghost Festival (Kui chieh) : China. (m)
August 9, Wednesday Details
National Day : Singapore.
Women's Day : South Africa.
August 10, Thursday Details
Independence Day : Ecuador.
Pueblo Revolt (1680) : American Indian.
August 11, Friday Details
Accession of King Hussein : Jordan.
August 12, Saturday Details
Metacomet (Philip) (c. 1639–1676) : American Indian (Wampanoag).
Birthday of Queen Sirikit : Thailand.
August 13, Sunday Details
Women's Day : Tunisia.
August 14, Monday Details
Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) : African American.
Independence Day : Pakistan.
Reunification Day : Morocco.
August 15, Tuesday Details
Anniversary of the Founding of Panama City : Panama.
Independence Day : India.
Liberation Day : Korea.
National Acadian Day : Canada.
National Mourning Day : Bangladesh.
Feast of the Assumption : Roman Catholic.
Janmashtami (john-mâsh-tommy) (Birth of Lord Krishna) : Hindu. (m)
August 16, Wednesday Details
Restoration Day : Dominican Republic.
August 17, Thursday Details
Marcus Garvey (1887–1940) : West Indian.
Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914) : African American.
Independence Day : Indonesia.
August 18, Friday Details
Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) : Puerto Rican.
August 19, Saturday Details
Manuel Quezon (1876–1944) : Filipino.
August 20, Sunday Details
Rose Hum Lee (1904–1964) : Chinese American.
Constitution Day : Hungary.
Independence Day : Senegal.
Revolution Day : Morocco.
August 21, Monday Details
Death of General José de San Martín observed : Argentina. (m)
August 23, Wednesday Details
Joyce Chen (1918–1994) : Chinese American.
August 24, Thursday Details
Independence Day : Ukraine.
August 26, Saturday Details
Women's Equality Day : United States.
August 28, Monday Details
James Wong Howe (1898–1976) : Chinese American.
August 30, Wednesday Details
Victory Day : Turkey.
St. Rosa of Lima : Peru.
August 31, Thursday Details
National Day : Malaysia.
National Heroes Day : Philippines.