August, the eighth month of the year, witnesses the celebration of several festivals and remembrance of historical days. From national holidays to international awareness days, the month offers a glimpse into diverse cultures and global issues.
Students preparing for competitive exams will find August rich in historical, cultural and thematic events that frequently appear in test questions.
Here's a list of all the important events that will take place in August:
- August 1: World Wide Web Day, National Mountain Climbing Day, World Lung Cancer Day
- August 3: National Watermelon Day, Cloves Syndrome Awareness Day
- August 4: Friendship Day
- August 6: Hiroshima Day
- August 7: National Handloom Day, Hariyali Teej, National Javelin Day
- August 9: Quit India Movement Day, International Day of World's Indigenous People, National Book Lover's Day, Nag Panchami
- August 10: World Lion Day, World Biofuel Day
- August 12: International Youth Day, World Elephant Day
- August 13: International Lefthanders Day, World Organ Donation Day
- August 14: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in India, Pakistan Independence Day, Malayalam New Year
- August 15: Independence Day
- August 16: Parsi New Year, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary
- August 19:Raksha Bandhan, World Sanskrit Day, World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day
- August 20: World Mosquito Day, Sadbhavna Diwas
- August 21: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
- August 23: ISRO Day
- August 26: Krishna Janmashtami, Women's Equality Day, International Dog Day, Mother Teresa Anniversary
- August 29: National Sports Day, International Day Against Nuclear Tests
- August 30: National Small Industry Day
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