Important Days in August 2024, List of National and International Days

In August 2024, there are several important observance days and holidays celebrated globally. Here are some notable ones: These national and international days in August 2024 highlight a range of significant historical, cultural, and social issues, promoting awareness and action on global and local scales.

Important Days in August 2024

August is full of historical events. Today, we will share the complete list of Important Days in August 2024. You will also find some fascinating facts about August and detailed information on some of the important days in August.

List of Important Days in August 2024

1st August 2024 

• World Wide Web Day: is observed on August 1st each year. It celebrates the invention and impact of the World Wide Web, a pivotal development in digital technology and communication. Here’s a brief overview of its significance The World Wide Web was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
• World Lung Cancer Day: It is dedicated to raising awareness about lung cancer, promoting early detection and prevention, and advocating for better treatments and support for those affected by the disease. Here’s a closer look at the significance and activities associated with World Lung Cancer Day.
• Muslim Women’s Rights Day: The day aims to raise awareness about the rights and issues facing Muslim women globally and to advocate for gender equality and social justice within Muslim communities and beyond. Here’s an overview of its significance and observance.

1st August- 7th August 2024: Numerous countries across the world participate in this international campaign every year during the first week of August. The first World Breastfeeding Week was commemorated in 1992.

4th August 2024:  In India is celebrated on the first Sunday of August each year. It is a day dedicated to honoring and appreciating the value of friendships and the bonds shared between friends.

6th August 2024: The atomic bomb was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on this day in 1945. This day is observed to mourn the destructive use of nuclear bombs and the resulting damage.

7th August 2024:

• National Handloom Day: The 9th National Handloom Day is being celebrated on 7th August across the country under the coordination of the Ministry of Textiles. The prime objective of holding the National Handloom Day is to highlight handloom’s contribution to the country’s socioeconomic development and increase the weavers’ income.
• National Javelin Day: 7th August is celebrated as National Javelin Day in India. The Athletics Federation of India, the apex body for athletics in India, made the decision to celebrate 7th August as National Javelin Day to commemorate Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal during the Tokyo Olympics.

9th August 2024

• Quit India Movement Day: Kranti Diwas is a day observed to remember the historic ‘Quit India Movement’ initiated by Gandhi and the Indian National Congress. This day is celebrated by national integration speeches, tributes to various freedom fighters, organization of national level programs apart from various other events
• Nagasaki Day: Nagasaki Day, a global observance, commemorates the tragedy and serves as a platform for anti-war and anti-nuclear demonstrations worldwide. Japan commemorates the 79th anniversary of the deadly US atomic explosion in Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.
• International Day of the World’s Indigenous People: The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s Indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.

11th August 2024: World Steelpan Day: Declared by Pan Trinbago. When French planters arrived in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1700s, they brought the carnival tradition, and their slaves formed their festivals.

12th August 2024:

• International Youth Day: International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations that takes place on 12 August. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August 2000.
• World Elephant Day: The goal of World Elephant Day is to create awareness of the urgent plight of African and Asian elephants, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better care and management of captive and wild elephants.

13th August 2024: International Left-Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell founder of the Left-handers Club.

14th August 2024: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is an annual national memorial day observed on 14 August in India, commemorating the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India. It was first observed in 2021, after the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

15th August 2024: India became an independent country. Jawaharlal Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister and participated in the official raising of the Indian flag in New Delhi’s War Memorial Square in front of half a million people. Liaquat Ali Khan took office as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan.

16th August 2024:

• Parsi New Year: also known as the festival of Navroz or Nowruz, falls between July and August in India. Derived from the Persian words ‘Nav’ and ‘Roz’ which translates to ‘new day’, the tradition of celebrating Parsi New Year is believed to have been observed by Iranians and Zoroastrians for the past 3,000 years.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary: As the nation observed the solemn occasion of the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 16th August, leaders from various political backgrounds and affiliations converged at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial in Delhi.

 19th August 2024:

• World Sanskrit Day: World Sanskrit Day, also known as Vishva-Samskrita-Dinam, is an annual event focused on the ancient Indian language Sanskrit that incorporates lectures about the language and is aimed to promote its revival and maintenance.
• World Photography Day: The history of World Photography Day can be traced back to 19 August, 1837, when the French government purchased the patent for the daguerreotype process and announced it as a gift “free to the world.”
• World Humanitarian Day: World Humanitarian Day takes place every 19 August. It recognizes and aims to raise awareness of, the work of humanitarians around the world. The World Economic Forum’s Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative aims to increase funding to tackle humanitarian crises.

20th August 2024:

• Akshay Urja Day: Indian Akshay Urja Day is celebrated every year on 20 August to raise awareness about the developments and importance of renewable energy in India. The day also commemorates the birth anniversary of the former prime minister of the country, Rajiv Gandhi.
• World Mosquito Day: World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’s discovery in 1897 that female anopheline mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
• Sadbhavana Diwas: In 1992, the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress instituted the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in his memory. This award is given annually to people who have devoted their lives to understanding and promoting social harmony.

21st August 2024: The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. It designated 21 August as the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism to honor the victims and survivors of terrorism.

23rd August 2024:  The Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August each year. It was on this day that the uprising set in motion a chain of events that opened the way for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

26th August 2024: 

• Women’s Equality Day: is celebrated in the United States on 26 August to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States based on sex.
• International Dog Day: International Dog Day has been created so that all breeds of dogs are celebrated; mixed and pure. The day helps to galvanize the public so that they can recognize the number of dogs that must be rescued every year, from pure-breed rescuers, rescues, and public shelters.

29th August 2024:

• National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas: This day commemorates the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, a great hockey player known as the “Wizard of Hockey” due to his remarkable abilities on the pitch.
• International Day Against Nuclear Tests: In an attempt to increase awareness of a nuclear-weapon-free world, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolution 64/35 on 2 December 2009, to observe the International Day Against Nuclear Tests on 29 August.
• Telugu Language Day: Telugu Language Day is observed on 29 August each year in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana of the Republic of India. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of the Telugu poet Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.

30th August 2024: The National Small Industry Day is observed in India on 30 August every year. The day recognizes the contribution of small industries to the country’s growth. The day is also an opportunity for the central and state governments to encourage and support small industries. These small businesses offer employment to a large number of people in India.