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Important Days of the Month Aug-23

Important Days of the Month Aug-23

DayObserved/Celebrated AsMotto/Importance
Aug-1Yorkshire DayTo mark the anniversary of the Battle of Minden
and the emancipation of slaves.
Aug-6Hiroshima DayTo mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United
States in 1945.
Aug-8Quit India Movement DayTo mark the inception of the Quit India Movement
on August 8, 1942.
Aug-9Nagasaki DayTo pay tribute to the victims of the people who died
when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
city of Japan in 1945 during World War II
Aug-12International Youth DayGreen Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World
Aug-13World Organ Donation DayThis day strives to motivate people to donate
their healthy and precious organs after death to save lives.
Aug-15Independence Day in IndiaTo mark the end of British rule in 1947 and the establishment
of a free and independent India.
Aug-19World Photography DayTo mark the purchase of the patent for the Daguerreotype
process by the French government and make it free to
the world as a gift in 1839.
Aug-20World Mosquito DayThis day commemorates Sir Ronald Ross’ 1897 discovery
of the link between mosquitoes and malaria transmission
Aug-20Sadbhavna DiwasTo mark the birth anniversary of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
 
Aug-21World Senior Citizen DayIt’s a day to remember and celebrate the older persons
and thank them for their contributions.
Aug-23International Day for the
Remembrance of the Slave
Trade and its Abolition
To honor men and women who revolted and paved
the way for the end of slavery and dehumanization.
Aug-26Women’s Equality DayThis act stopped the federal government and states
from preventing people from the right to vote based on
their sex.
Aug-29National Sports DayTo commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey
legend Major Dhyan Chand.
Aug-30Small Industry DayTo provide balanced growth to existing small, medium,
and large-scale enterprises to support and promote
small industries
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