IMPORTANT DAYS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST
| DAY | DATE |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGER | 3 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY REPUBLIC OF UPPER VOLTA | 5 |
| HIROSHIMA DAY | 6 |
| INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | 9 |
| QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT DAY | 9 |
| NAGASAKI DAY | 9 |
| INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY | 12 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF PAKISTAN | 14 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA | 15 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF CONGO | 15 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF SOUTH KOREA | 15 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF NORTH KOREA | 15 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF BAHRAIN | 15 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY OF LIECHTENSTEIN | 15 |
| WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY | 19 |
| WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY | 19 |
| WORLD MOSQUITO DAY | 20 |
| INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION | 23 |
| WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY | 26 |
| NATIONAL SPORTS DAY | 29 (BIRTHDAY OF THE HOCKEY LEGEND MAJOR DHYAN CHAND) |
| SMALL INDUSTRY DAY | 30 |
