Important Days – August 2018
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In this we have given, August Month Important days and their 2018 Theme and other important events held on that day. This is very important for all Competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, and all PSC Examinations.
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| Date | Day | Important Details |
|---|---|---|
| August 1 to 7 | World Breastfeeding Week | World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. |
| August 6, 2018 | Hiroshima Day | On August 6, 2018, the world will witness 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, to conclude the World War II. |
| August 9, 2018 | 76th anniversary of Quit India movement | On August 9 in 1942, father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country. The day is observed as August Kranti Day every year. |
| August 9, 2018 | Nagasaki Day | On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender. |
| August 9, 2018 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | August 9 is commemorated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in recognition of the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations in Geneva in 1982. 2018 Theme – “Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement”. |
| August 10, 2018 | World Biofuel Day | World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August 10 to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. The World Biofuel Day is being observed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for the last three years. |
| August 12, 2018 | International Youth Day | International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. 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. |
| August 14, 2018 | Pakistan celebrates 72nd Independence Day | Independence Day, observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation following the end of the British Raj in 1947. |
| August 15, 2018 | 72 nd Independence Day | Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation’s independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947. |
| August 20, 2018 | 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 mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. |
| August 21, 2018 | World Senior Citizen Day | The World Senior Citizens Day is celebrated on 21st of August every year. The main aim of observing the World Senior Citizens Day is to raise awareness of the condition of elder people and support them. |
| August 21, 2018 | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | The General Assembly established 21 August as the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism in order to honor and support the victims and survivors of terrorism and to promote and protect the full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms |
| August 23 – | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. |
| August 29, 2018 | National Sports Day | The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August each year. This day marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936 |
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