Today is Saturday, August 08, 2026
Everything happening on August 08, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About August 08
August 08, 2026 falls on a Saturday, week 32 of 2026. It is day 220 of the year, with 145 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 11 national days and fun holidays on August 8, 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 8
August 05, 2025
Minesweeper Day
August 13, 2024
National Frozen Custard Day
August 13, 2024
National Whataburger Day
August 13, 2024
National Happiness Happens Day
August 13, 2024
International Cat Day
August 13, 2024
Global Sleep Under The Stars Night
August 13, 2024
National Mochi Day
August 13, 2024
International Infinity Day
August 13, 2024
National Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbors Porch Day
August 13, 2024
National Dollar Day
August 13, 2024
National Pickleball Day
On This Day in History — August 8
- 2016 — Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.
- 2015 — Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.
- 2013 — A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
- 2010 — China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
- 2009 — A tour helicopter and a private Piper aircraft collide over the Hudson River near Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S; all three people on the helicopter and all six aboard the Piper are killed, 40 blocks...
- 2008 — A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and...
Notable Births on August 8
Notable Deaths on August 8
- 2017 — Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1936)
- 2015 — Christopher Marshall, English physician and biologist (b. 1948)
- 2015 — Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
- 2015 — Sam S. Walker, American general (b. 1925)
- 2014 — Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (b. 1929)
- 2014 — Charles Keating, English-American actor (b. 1941)