Important Days in August
In most competitive exams, one of the most important topics is the list of Important Days in August that occur in a calendar year. Here we will try to give the list of these important National and International days in the month of August.
List of Some Important Days in August
| Dates | Important Days | Purpose of the Day |
|---|---|---|
| 1st August | World Wide Web Day | It is a chance to celebrate the way the Internet has created an environment for collaboration and business growth. |
| 1st Sunday of August | Friendship Day | To promote the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures. In India, it is celebrated on the 1st Sunday of August. |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day | To console the victims of the atomic bombs dropped on the city of Hiroshima and to pray for the realization of permanent world peace. |
| 7th August | National Handloom Day | To promote handlooms to increase the income of weavers and also increase their pride. |
| 9th August | Quit India Movement | To mark the anniversary of Quit India Movement which was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. |
| 9th August | Nagasaki Day | To celebrate the spirit of survivors and those who have dedicated themselves to ensuring that such events. |
| 9th August | International Day of World’s Indigenous people | To promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. |
| 10th August | World Bio-fuel Day | To create awareness about non-fossil fuels (Green Fuels). |
| 11th August | National Daughter’s Day | To celebrate love and affection towards the girl child and women’s contribution to the family. |
| 12th August | International Youth Day | To raise awareness of problems surrounding youth, their issues, and promote ways to engage them in becoming more actively involved in positive contributions to the world. |
| 12th August | World Elephant Day | To help conserve and protect elephants from the numerous risks they face. |
| 13th August | World Organ Donation Day | To motivate and spread awareness about the importance of organ donation. |
| 13th August | International Lefthanders Day | To raise awareness of the everyday issues that Lefthanders face in a world. |
| 14th August | Pakistan’s Independence Day | To celebrate independence from British rule in 1947 and to promote national unity. |
| 15th August | Independence Day of India | To remember the nation’s independence from the British Empire on 15th August 1947 and to promote patriotism. |
| 19th August | World Photography Day | To inspire photographers across the world to share a single photo to the world. |
| 19th August | World Humanitarian Day | To honour all humanitarians who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause, and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty. |
| 20th August | World Mosquito Day | It is a commemoration of a British doctor, Sir Ronald Ross’s discovery that ‘female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans’. |
| 20th August | Sadbhavana Diwas | To commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. |
| 21st August | World Senior Citizen’s Day | To raise awareness about the issues that affect their lives such as senescence and elder abuse. |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & Its Abolition | To remind people of the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade and to pay tribute to all those who fought for freedom. |
| 29th August | National Sports Day | To mark the birth anniversary of the hockey player, Dhyan Chand, who won 3 gold medals in the Olympics for India in the years 1928,1932 and 1936. |