Month Long Observations
American Artist Appreciation Month
Foot Health Month
Home Business Month
National Catfish Month
National Golf Month
National Inventors Month
National Water Quality Month
Week Long Observances
1st Week - National Clown Week
2nd Week - Elvis Week
2nd Week - National Apple Week
2nd Week - National Smile Week
3rd Week - Air Conditioning Appreciation Week
3rd Week - American Dance Week
Special Days in August
National Mustard Day
First Saturday in August.
American Family Day
First Sunday in August.
Friendship Day
First Sunday in August.
Picnic Day in Australia
The first Monday of August.
National Homeless Animals Day
Observed on the third Saturday of August every year.
August 1st
Francis Scott Key's Birthday
Born in 1779.
MTV Debuted In 1981.
Respect for Parents' Day
Sport's Day
Switzerland Founded In 1291.
August 2nd
First Income Tax
Congress enacts first income tax in 1861.
First Lincoln Penny Issued In 1909.
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 3rd
Columbus Set Sail on His 1st Voyage In 1492.
National Watermelon Day
August 4th
Coast Guard Day
Established on this day in 1790.
National Chocolate Chip Day
August 5th
National Waffle Day
Neil Armstrong's Birthday
Born in Ohio in 1930.
August 6th
Alfred Lord Tennyson's Birthday
Born in 1809.
Odie's Birthday
Garfield the Cat's friend.
Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 7th
Sea Serpent Day
August 8th
Dollar Day
The US dollar was created.
August 9th
Betty Boop's Birthday
Created in 1930.
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
National Rice Pudding Day
August 10th
First Steam Locomotive
Herbert Hoover's Birthday
Born in 1874, in West Branch, Iowa.
S'Mores Day
August 11th
Hulk Hogan's Birthday
Born in 1953 in Venice Beach, California.
Play in the Sand Day
August 12th
IBM PC Announced In 1981.
Middle Children's Day
August 13th
Annie Oakley's Birthday
Born in 1860.
International Left-Handers Day
National Filet Mignon Day
August 14th
National Creamsicle Day
August 15th
Julia Child's Birthday
Born in Pasadena, California in 1912.
National Relaxation Day
August 16th
Joke Day
Roller Coaster Day
Roller coaster patented in 1898.
August 17th
Archeology Day
Davy Crockett's Birthday
Born in Tennessee in 1786.
August 18th
Bad Poetry Day
Wizard of Oz Premiered In 1939.
August 19th
Bill Clinton's Birthday
Born in Hope, Arkansas in 1946.
National Aviation Day
Orville Wright's Birthday
Born in 1871.
Potato Day
Snuffleupagus's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.
August 20th
National Radio Day
August 21st
Wilt Chamberlain's Birthday
Born in 1936 in Philadelphia, PA.
August 22nd
Be An Angel Day
August 23rd
First Photograph of Earth From the Moon
Taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966.
National Sponge Cake Day
August 24th
National Peach Pie Day
Strange Music Day
Waffle Iron Patented In 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York.
August 25th
Kiss and Make Up Day
National Banana Split Day
August 26th
National Dog Day
Women's Equality Day
The anniversary of women getting the right to vote.
August 27th
Mother Teresa's Birthday
Born in 1910.
August 28th
Dream Day
Martin Luther King jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
National Cherry Turnover Day
August 29th
First Scout Camp Opened In 1934.
Speedy Gonzales' Birthday
Debuted in 1953.
August 30th
Herry Monster's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.
National Toasted Marshmallow Day
August 31st
Alan Jay Lerner's Birthday
Born in 1918, New York.
National Trail Mix Day