August 2024 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
August 2024
83 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26Fri | 2024 Summer OlympicsSports · Olympics · to Aug 11 · Paris | Paris | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 1Thu | Lughnasadh (Lammas)Religion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 250th anniversary: British scientist Joseph Priestley (pictured) liberated oxygen gas,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Amazon earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Amazon (AMZN) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Apple earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Apple (AAPL) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, born 1924 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Intel earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Intel (INTC) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 4Sun | New moonSky · Moon phases · 6:13 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 5Mon | August Holiday (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| 75th anniversary: An earthquake registering 6.4 Ms struck near Ambato, EcuadorHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Kajol, born 1974 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Palantir earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Palantir (PLTR) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 6Tue | International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Uber earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Uber (UBER) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 8Thu | Giuseppe Conte, born 1964 (60 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Datadog earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Datadog (DDOG) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 9Fri | 50th anniversary: On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| National Women's Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 10Sat | Herbert Hoover, born 1874 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Qixi FestivalCulture · Lunar calendar festivals | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 11Sun | 25th anniversary: A tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, damaging 120 homes and injuring over...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 25th anniversary: Ken Levine's System Shock 2 was released to mediocre sales, but later received...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Steelpan DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 12Mon | Perseids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 925th anniversary: Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| François Hollande, born 1954 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Youth DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Mountain Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 10:19 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 13Tue | Tisha B’AvReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Minnesota state primary 2024Politics · US and Minnesota elections · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 300th anniversary: Bach led the Thomanerchor in Leipzig in the first performance of the chorale...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Alfred Hitchcock, born 1899 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| ObonReligion · Buddhism · to Aug 16 | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: The Act on National Flag and Anthem was adopted, formally establishing the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 14Wed | Cisco earnings (Q4 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Cisco (CSCO) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 15Thu | Assumption of MaryReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Assumption (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Assumption Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Assumption Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Assumption Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Liberation Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 16Fri | Premier League season starts 2024Sports · Soccer | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| James Cameron, born 1954 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 17Sat | 2024 Vuelta a EspañaSports · Cycling · to Sep 8 · Spain | Spain | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| General José de San Martín Memorial Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 18Sun | Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)Religion · Buddhism | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 19Mon | Full moon: Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)Sky · Moon phases · 1:26 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Raksha BandhanTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 750th anniversary: Shortly after his return from the Ninth Crusade, Edward I (pictured) was...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Humanitarian DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 20Tue | Amy Adams, born 1974 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Rajiv Gandhi, born 1944 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 21Wed | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Snowflake earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Snowflake (SNOW) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 22Thu | Minnesota State Fair 2024Culture · Minnesota · to Sep 2 · State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | annual | Minnesota State FairComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 23Fri | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 24Sat | Jorge Luis Borges, born 1899 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Independence Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 26Mon | Krishna JanmashtamiTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 2024 US Open (tennis)Sports · Tennis · to Sep 8 · USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 4:26 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 27Tue | World Lake DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Aug 28Wed | 2024 Summer ParalympicsSports · Olympics · to Sep 8 · Paris | Paris | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born 1749 (275 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Nvidia earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Nvidia (NVDA) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Dormition of the Theotokos (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 81st Venice International Film FestivalCulture · Film festivals · to Sep 7 · Venice Lido | Venice Lido | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| CrowdStrike earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | CrowdStrike (CRWD) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Salesforce earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Salesforce (CRM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 29Thu | Gophers football 2024 openerSports · Minnesota teams · Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis | Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 75th anniversary: The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day against Nuclear TestsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| MongoDB earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | MongoDB (MDB) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 30Fri | 450th anniversary: Guru Ram Das (pictured) became the fourth of the Sikh gurus, the spiritual...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: A bomb exploded at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, TokyoHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 50th anniversary: An express train carrying foreign workers from Yugoslavia to West Germany...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Alexander Lukashenko, born 1954 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Aug 31Sat | Richard Gere, born 1949 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| International Day for People of African DescentObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.