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Here are the Important Days observed in the Month of August 2018. Remember that some important days are observed on different days each year.
Date |
 Day |
 Extra Info |
| 01 August | Earth Overshoot Day | Â |
| 01Â August – 07 August | World Breast Feeding Week | Â |
| 06Â August | Hiroshima Day, Anti-Nuclear Day | Â |
| 07Â August | National Handloom Day | Â |
| 09 August | Quit India Day | 76th Anniversary. Also called Kranti Diwas or August Kranti Diwas |
| 09 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | Theme 2018 – ‘Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement’ |
| 09 August | Nagasaki Day | Â |
| 10Â August | World Bio Fuel Day | Â |
| 12Â August | International Youth Day | Theme 2018 –Â ‘Safe space for Youth’ |
| 12Â August | World Elephant Day | Â |
| 15 August | India’s Independence Day | 72nd Independence Day |
| 19Â August | World Photography Day | Â |
| 19Â August | Humanitarian Day | Â |
| 20Â August | World Mosquito Day | Â |
| 21 August | World Senior Citizen Day | Â |
| 21 August | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | Â |
| 23Â August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | Â |
| 29Â August | National Sports Day | To mark the birthday of the hockey player Dhyan Chand |
| 30 August | Small Industry Day | Â |
| 30 August | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | Â |