August 4
Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)
2023 Daily Holidays that fall on August 4, include:
- Braham Pie Day - August 4, 2023 (First Friday in August)
- Brother's Day - August 4, 2023 (First Friday after the Full Moon, and also on May 24 each year)
- Hooray For Kid's Day
- International Beer Day - August 4, 2023 (First Friday in August)
- National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- National Water Balloon Day - August 4, 2023 (First Friday in August)
- National White Wine Day
- Raisin Bran Day
- Single Working Woman's Day
- Tomboy Tools Day - August 4, 2023 (First Friday in August)
- US Coast Guard Birthday (USCG)
2023 Weekly Holidays that include August 4, are:
- Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15
- International Clown Week - August 1-7
- International Mathematicians Week - August 1-9
- National Cleanse Your Skin Week - August 1-7
- National Minority Donor Awareness Week - August 1-7
- Perseid Meteor Showers - July 17 - August 24, 2023, will peak on the nights between August 12-13, 2023)
- Rock for Life Week - August 4-7
- Simplify Your Life Week - August 1-7
- Single Working Women's Week - July 30 - August 5, 2023 (The Full Week containing August 4, which is Single Working Women's Day)
- Twins Day - August 4-6, 2023 (First Full Weekend in August)
- World Breastfeeding Week - August 1-7 (First Full Week of August)
2023 Monthly Holidays that include August 4, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our August Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of August.
NOTE:
- A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
- If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)
- World Police and Fire Games - July 28 - August 7, 2023 and held in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Lollapalooza - August 3-6, 2023
- Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - August 4-13, 2023 (Begins 1st Friday in August for 10 Days)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 4 is Leo.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month of August are:
- Gladiolus - Strength, moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation. It blooms in a variety of colors like red, pink, white, yellow and orange. It stands for sincerity and symbolizes strength of character.
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for August is:
- Peridot which is known for its shimmering yellow-green color and the peace and good luck it brings to its wearer.
Famous Birthdays
- 1701 - Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar (d. 1757)
- 1821 - Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer who founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)
- 1821 - James Springer White, American religious leader who co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (d. 1881)
- 1900 - Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (d. 2002)
- 1901 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter and singer (d. 1971)
- 1915 - Warren Avis, American businessman who founded Avis Rent a Car System (d. 2007)
- 1955 - Billy Bob Thornton, American actor
Famous Deaths
- 1875 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet (b. 1805)
- 2014 - James Brady who served as the White House press secretary under President Ronald Reagan
Famous Weddings and Divorces
- 1757 - American revolution patriot Paul Revere marries Sarah Orne
- 1782 - Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart marries Constanze Weber in Vienna, Austria
- 1847 - American novelist Herman Melville (Moby Dick) marries Elizabeth Shaw
- 1853 - Confederate general Thomas Jackson marries Elinor Junkin
- 1988 - Actor Kevin Bacon (Footloose) marries actress Kyra Sedgwick
- 2001 - Actor Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele, James Bond) marries TV hose and journalist Keely Shaye Smith in Ireland
Quote of the Day
Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
Dieting, and food deprivation go together and lead to the failure of most dieting. Dieting says, “If you deprive yourself long enough from the foods you love, you will lose weight.” This is a way of thinking. It has been paired with dieting, because most diets label foods as good or bad. We all have our list of foods that we deny ourselves of and think, “If I deprive myself of these foods, then I will lose weight!” I believe that you must end this food thinking to be successful in weight control. It is learned, and can be unlearned!
Find out more about food deprivation from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!
This Day in History
- 70 - The Romans destroy the Second Temple in Jerusalem
- 1783 - 1,400 people are killed in Japan when Mount Asama erupts. The eruption causes a famine and 20,000 additional deaths occur.
- 1790 - The U.S. Coast Guard is founded as Revenue Cutter Service
- 1821 - The Saturday Evening Post is published as a weekly newspaper for the first time and is published until 1969
- 1902 - The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens in East London
- 1914 - During World War I, Germany invades Belgium. Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany, while the United States declares it's neutrality.
- 1944 - Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family and four others are arrested in Amsterdam by the Gestapo following a tip from an informant.
- 1946 - An 8.0 magnitude earthquake hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed, and 20,000 are left homeless.
- 1964 - North Vietnam torpedos U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin
- 1977 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter establishes the U.S. Department of Energy
- 1991 - The Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa
- 2019 - A shooting in Dayton, Ohio results in nine people killed and 26 injured
- 2020 - 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon kills 220 people with over 5,000 wounded
This Day in Music
- 1956 - My Prayer by The Platters hits #1
- 1958 - The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time.
- 1956 - Hound Dog and Don't Be Cruel are released by Elvis Presley
- 1966 - South Africa bans all Beatles music due to John Lennon's comments claiming the band was "bigger than Jesus".
- 1969 - Because is recorded by The Beatles
- 1973 - The Morning After by Maureen McGovern hits #1 - the song was from the movie The Poseidon Adventure.
- 1974 - Love Me Like a Rock is released by Paul Simon
- 1984 - Purple Rain by Prince hits #1 on the US album charts and remains for 24 weeks
- 1990 - Vision of Love by Mariah Carey hit's #1 and stays on top for four weeks (video below)
This Day in Sports
- 1910 - Jack Coombs of the Philadephia Athletics and Ed Walsh of the White Sox pitch a 16 inning scoreless tie
- 1934 - Mel Ott of the NY Giants sets a record of 6 runs in a game and beats the Phillies 21-4
- 1945 - Tom McBride of the Red Sox is the 3rd to get 6 RBIs in an inning
- 1949 - The NBL & NBAA merge and become the National Basketball Association
- 1969 - Willie Stargell is the 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
- 1984 - Carl Lewis wins the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the LA Summer Olympics
- 1985 - California Angel Rod Carew hits his 3,000th hit
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
Yarl (noun)
1. A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
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