August 2008

The August birthstone is the Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus. The astrological signs for this month are Leo (July 23^rd-August 22^nd) and Virgo (August 23^rd-September 22^nd).

August is–

Immunization Month
Romance Awareness Month

The third week of August is–
Children’s Book Week (Australia)

Friday, August 1^st:
Sister’s Day (United States)
National Day (Benin, Switzerland)
Happy Birthday Dom DeLuise (1933)
Happy Birthday Herman Melville (1819)

Saturday, August 2^nd:
St. Elias Day (Macedonia)
Happy Birthday Carroll O’Connor (1924)
R.I.P. Shari Lewis (1933-1998)

Sunday, August 3^rd:
International Friendship Day
Kids Day (United States)
Independence Day (Niger)
Flag Day (Venezuela)
Happy Birthday Martin Sheen (1940)
Happy Birthday Martha Stewart (1941)

Monday, August 4^th:
Civic Holiday (Canada)
Constitution Day (Cook Islands)

Tuesday, August 5^th:
National Night Out (United States)
Thanksgiving Day (Croatia)
Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong (1930)
R.I.P. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

Wednesday, August 6^th:
Peace Day
Independence Day (Bolivia, Jamaica)
Happy Birthday Lucille Ball (1911)
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol (1928)
R.I.P. Rick James (1948-2004)

Thursday, August 7^th:
Independence Day (Ivory Coast)
Labor Day (Samoa)
Happy Birthday Grandma Moses (1860)
R.I.P. Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)

Friday, August 8^th:
International Infinity Day
Father’s Day (Taiwan)
Independence Day (Bhutan)
Happy Birthday Dustin Hoffman (1937)

Saturday, August 9^th:
International Day of World’s Indigenous People
Women’s Day (South Africa)
Happy Birthday Sam Elliot (1944)
Happy Birthday Smokey The Bear

Sunday, August 10^th:
St. Lawrence Day (Spain)
Tisha B’Av (Israel)
Happy Birthday President Herbert Hoover (1874)

Monday, August 11^th:
Sons and Daughters Day (United States)
Heroes Day (Zimbabwe)
Independence Day (Chad)
Happy Birthday Alex Haley (1921)
Happy Birthday Hulk Hogan (1953)

Tuesday, August 12^th:
International Youth day
Happy Birthday Cecil B. DeMille (1881)

Wednesday, August 13^th:
International Left-Handers Day
Festival Of Souls (Japan)
Independence Day (Central African Republic)
Women’s Day (Tunisia)
Happy Birthday Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
R.I.P. Julia Child (1912-2004)

Thursday, August 14^th:
V.J. Day (United States)
Independence Day (Pakistan)
Flag Day (Paraguay)
Happy Birthday Danielle Steel (1947)
Happy Birthday Halle Berry (1969)
Happy Birthday Steve Martin (1945)

Friday, August 15^th:
Anniversary of Woodstock (1969)
Assumption Day (International)
Independence Day (Republic of Congo, India)
Day of the Virgin Mary (Ireland)
Mother’s Day (Costa Rica)
Happy Birthday Julia Child (1912)
Happy Birthday Napoleon Bonaparte (1769)
Happy Birthday Sir Walter Scott (1771)

Saturday, August 16^th:
Children’s Day (Paraguay)
Independence Day (Gabon)
Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
Happy Birthday Madonna (1958)
R.I.P. Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
R.I.P. Babe Ruth (1895-1948)

Sunday, August 17^th:
National Day (Indonesia)
Happy Birthday Mae West (1892)
Happy Birthday AND R.I.P. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
(Born 8/17/14—Died 8/17/88)

Monday, August 18^th:
Homeless Animal Day (United States)
Victory Day (Japan)
Happy Birthday Roman Polanski (1933)
Happy Birthday Robert Redford (1937)
Happy Birthday Christian Slater (1969)

Tuesday, August 19^th:
Independence Day (Afghanistan)
Aviation Day (United States)
Happy Birthday President Bill Clinton (1946)
Happy Birthday Orville Wright (1871)

Wednesday, August 20^th:
National Radio Day (United States)
National Day (Hungary)
Happy Birthday Isaac Hayes (1942)
Happy Birthday Don King (1931)

Thursday, August 21^st:
Hawaiian Statehood Day
Happy Birthday Wilt Chamberlain (1936)
Happy Birthday Count Basie (1904)

Friday, August 22^nd:
Flag Day (Russia)
Happy Birthday Ray Bradbury (1920)
Happy Birthday General Norman Schwartzkopf (1934)

Saturday, August 23^rd:
International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and the Abolition
Flag Day (Ukraine)
Happy Birthday Keith Moon (1947)

Sunday, August 24^th:
Flag Day (Kazakhstan, Liberia)
Independence Day (Ukraine)

Monday, August 25^th:
Independence Day (Uruguay)
Liberation Day (Hong Kong)
Happy Birthday Sean Connery (1930)
Happy Birthday Regis Philbin (1934)

Tuesday, August 26^th:
Women’s Equality Day (United States)
Heroes Day (Namibia)
R.I.P. Truman Capote (1924-1984)
R.I.P. Lon Chaney (1883-1930)

Wednesday, August 27^th:
Independence Day (Moldova)
Happy Birthday President Lyndon Johnson (1908)
Happy Birthday Mother Teresa (1910)
R.I.P. Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Happy Birthday AND R.I.P. Confucius
(Born 8/27/551 BC—Died 8/27/479 BC)

Thursday, August 28^th:
Anniversary of the discovery of St. Augustine Florida (1565)
Happy Birthday Leo Tolstoy (1828)

Friday, August 29^th:
National Uprising Day (Slovakia)
Happy Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809)
Happy Birthday AND R.I.P. Ingrid Bergman
(Born 8/29/15—Died 8/29/82)

Saturday, August 30^th:
Victory Day (Cyprus, Turkey)
Children’s Day (Afghanistan)
R.I.P. Charles Bronson (1921-2003)

Sunday, August 31^st:
Hero’s Day (Phillippines)
Independence Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
National Day (Malaysia)
R.I.P. Princess Diana (1961-1997)

Posted: 08|1|08 at 12:41 am. Filed under: Writing Prompts.
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