August 3
Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)
2025 Daily Holidays that fall on August 3, include:
- Airplane Crop Duster Day
- American Family Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- Clean Your Floors Day
- Esther Day
- Friendship Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- Grab Some Nuts Day
- International Forgiveness Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- National Doll Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- National Kid's Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- National Psychic Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- National Sister's Day - August 3, 2025 (First Sunday in August)
- National Watermelon Day
2025 Weekly Holidays that include August 3, are:
- Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15
- Dog Days of Summer - July 3 - August 11
- Elvis Week - August 3-9, 2025
- Exercise With Your Child Week - August 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week of August)
- Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow - August 1-10, 2025
- International Assistance Dog Week - August 3-9, 2025 (Starts on First Sunday in August)
- International Clown Week - August 1-7
- International Lace Week - August 3-8, 2025
- International Mathematicians Week - August 1-9
- Knights of Columbus Family Week - August 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week in August)
- National Cleanse Your Skin Week - August 1-7
- National Farmers Market Week - August 3-9, 2025 (First Week of August)
- National Fraud Awareness Week - August 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week in August)
- National Health Center Week - August 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week in August)
- National Minority Donor Awareness Week - August 1-7
- National Motorcycle Week - August 3-9, 2025 (Second Week in August)
- National Stop on Red Week - August 3-9, 2025
- Perseid Meteor Showers - July 17 - August 23, 2025, will peak on August 12-13, 2025)
- Simplify Your Life Week - August 1-7
- Single Working Women's Week - August 3-9, 2025 (The Full Week containing August 4, which is Single Working Women's Day)
- Tish B'av - Evening of August 2, 2025 - Evening of August 3, 2025 (Jewish)
- Twins Day - August 1-3, 2025 (First Full Weekend in August)
- Weird Contest Week - August 3-9, 2025 (Second Week in August)
- World Breastfeeding Week - August 1-7 (First Full Week of August)
2025 Monthly Holidays that include August 3, 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)
- Lollapalloza - July 31 - August 3, 2025
- Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - August 1-10, 2025 (Begins 1st Friday in August for 10 Days)
- Satchmo Summerfest - August 2-3, 2025
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 3 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
- 1926 - Tony Bennett, American singer
- 1940 - Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez), American actor and producer
- 1941 - Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, author, TV personality and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- 1963 - Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer (Grey's Anatomy)
- 1977 - Tom Brady, American football player
- 1979 - Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model and actress (The Hobbit, Lost)
- 1984 - Ryan Lochte, American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, three silver, three bronze)
Famous Deaths
- 1929 - Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman who invented the phonograph (b. 1851)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
- 2012 - Singer Stevie Wonder divorces fashion designer Kai Millard Morris after 11 years of marriage
Quote of the Day
Family...Where Life Begins and LOVE Never Ends!
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
or a Recipe of the Day
Eating triggers fill your environment. No matter how hard you work to develop healthy diet habits, you will still have to contend with food triggers. It is hard to go through the day without being triggered to eat. There is the work break room loaded with goodies, donuts again, and the dreaded snack machine that calls your name. There’s the endless candy bowl on your office mate’s desk, followed by the free sodas that your company provides. Your favorite fast food waits on every corner, which type will you have today?
Find out more information about Eating Triggers from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!
This Day in History
- 1795 - The Treaty of Greenville is singed.
- 1860 - The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand.
- 1900 - The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
- 1914 - Germany invades Belgium and declares war against France in World War I
- 1967 - 45,000 US soldiers are sent to Vietnam
- 1972 - The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
- 2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
- 2014 - 617 people are killed and 2,400 injured in Yunnan, China when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits
This Day in Music
- 1963 - After 300 shows, the Beatles end their run at The Cavern Club in Liverpool
- 1963 - Surfer Girl is released by The Beach Boys
- 1968 - Hello I Love by The Doors hits #1
- 1971 - Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings that includes his wife, former Moody Blues singer Denny Laine on guitar, and Denny Seiwell on drums.
- 1971 - It Don't Come Easy by Ringo Starr is certified gold
- 1974 - Guitarist Jeff Baxter leaves the group Steely Dan to join The Doobie Brothers.
- 1974 - Bad Company's Bad Company Album hits #1
- 1985 - Into The Groove by Madonna hits #1 in the UK
- 1985 - Shout by Tears For Fears hits #1 on the US charts
- 1997 - Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO
- 1999 - Country singer Patsy Cline is awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Above, is Into the Grove by Madonna which hit #1 in the UK on August 3, 1985. The song was featured in the film Desperately Seeking Susan which starred Madonna.
This Day in Sports
- 1811 - Brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer are the first to ascend Jungfrau, the third highest summit in the Bernese Alps
- 1986 - Willy McCovey, Bobby Doerr, & Ernie Lombardi are inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame
- 1991 - The Pan Am games open in Havana
- 1992 - The Dodgers win their 3,000 game since moving to Los Angeles
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
Bowdlerize (verb)
1. To remove those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
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