Today is Thursday, August 06, 2026
Everything happening on August 06, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About August 06
August 06, 2026 falls on a Thursday, week 32 of 2026. It is day 218 of the year, with 147 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 3 national days and fun holidays on August 6, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on August 6
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National Fresh Breath Day
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National Wiggle Your Toes Day
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National Root Beer Float Day
On This Day in History — August 6
- 2015 — A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha.
- 2012 — NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
- 2011 — War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, 7 Afghan soldiers, and 1 Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the...
- 2010 — Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
- 2008 — A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
- 2001 — Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
Notable Deaths on August 6
- 2017 — Darren Daulton, American baseball player (b. 1962)
- 2017 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (b. 1938)
- 2015 — Ray Hill, American football player (b. 1975)
- 2015 — Frederick R. Payne, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1911)
- 2015 — Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (b. 1924)
- 2014 — Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1941)