August 8 Famous Birthdays : August 8 Birthdays Of Famous People

• Ceasefire Day (end of Iran-Iraq War)[30] (Iraqi Kurdistan)
• Christian Feast Day:
o Altmann of Passau
o Cyriacus
o Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.
o Four Crowned Martyrs
o Pope Hormisdas
o Largus
o Mary MacKillop
o Smaragdus (and companions)
o August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest day on which Children’s Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Argentina)
• Earliest day on which Defence Forces Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Tuesday in August. (Zimbabwe)
• Earliest day on which Father’s Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Brazil, Samoa)
• Earliest day on which Heroes’ Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in August. (Zimbabwe)
• Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
• Earliest day on which Sports Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in August. (Russia)
• Father’s Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for “father” and “8-8”, or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)
• Happiness Happens Day
• International Cat Day
• Namesday of the Queen (Sweden)
• Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
• Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)