Check out the list of important days in August 2021.
August is the 8th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the 5th of 7 months to have a length of 31 days. In August various events and festivals are celebrated in India with full enthusiasm.
However, this year India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day (1947 to 2021). Apart from that, International Youth Day, World Humanitarian Day, and many more international and national events are celebrated this month.
Here we are providing you with the complete list of important days in August. The list of important days in August 2021 is here below, have a look.
August 1, 2021: Yorkshire Day
August 1, 2021: Friendship Day (First Sunday of August)
August 1, 2021: National Sisters Day
August 3, 2021: World Sanskrit Day (← Important)
August 4, 2021: U.S. Coast Guard Day
August 6, 2021: Hiroshima Day
August 6, 2021: International Beer Day (First Friday of August)
August 7, 2021: National Handloom Day
August 9, 2021: Quit India Movement Day
August 9, 2021: Nagasaki Day
August 9, 2021: Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 10, 2021: World Biofuel Day
August 10, 2021: World Lion Day
August 12, 2021: International Youth Day
August 12, 2021: World Elephant Day
August 13, 2021: International Lefthanders Day
August 13, 2021: World Organ Donation Day
August 14, 2021: Pakistan Independence Day
August 15, 2021: Independence Day (India)
August 15, 2021: National Day of mourning (Bangladesh)
August 15, 2021: Victory over Japan Day (UK)
August 15, 2021: Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
August 16, 2021: Bennington Battle Day
August 17, 2021: Indonesian Independence Day
August 19, 2021: World Photography Day
August 19, 2021: World Humanitarian Day
August 20, 2021: World Mosquito Day
August 20, 2021: Sadbhavana Divas (← Important)
August 20, 2021: Indian Akshay Urja Day
August 23, 2021: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 23, 2021: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
August 26, 2021: Women’s Equality Day
August 29, 2021: National Sports Day (← Important)
August 30, 2021: Small Industry Day
August 31, 2021: Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day)
August Current Affairs ↓↓
► IIT Madras readies first indigenous motors for e-rickshaws
► John Abraham appointed as Indian Ambassador for MotoGP™ Eurosport India.
► ‘Pani Maah’ or water month has been launched in which state/union territory to inform villagers about the importance of clean water? → Ladakh
► SEBI has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers. In which year, SEBI was established? → 1988
► Who become 1st woman director in 100 years of Zoological Survey of India history → Dhriti Banerjee
► Bangladesh has accepted the invitation to join the coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. Where is the Secretariat of CDRI? → New Delhi
► Indian men’s Hockey team scripted history by defeating Germany 5-4 to win a bronze in Tokyo Olympics.
► Ravi Kumar Dahiya created history, clinches Silver Medal in 57kg freestyle wrestling. He is from which ______ state ? → Haryana
► Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the first-of-its-kind earthquake early warning mobile application. What is the Name of the application? → Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert
► With which Bank, India has signed $250 million loan agreement to make existing dams safe and resilient? → World Bank
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