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August 19 Holidays

August 19 Daily Holidays in 2024

National Potato Day
Food & Beverage

National Potato Day

Make National Potato Day a day to remember with delicious recipes, fun activities, and exciting discounts - all centered around the mighty potato!
National Soft Ice Cream Day
Food & Beverage

National Soft Ice Cream Day

Celebrate National Soft Ice Cream Day with a delicious treat! Find the best local scoop shops and enjoy creamy, cold, sweet ice cream today!
National Photography Day
Arts & Entertainment

National Photography Day

Capture the perfect moment on National Photography Day! Get creative with your camera and show off your best shots to friends and family.
World Photo Day
Arts & Entertainment

World Photo Day

Capture the beauty of the world on World Photo Day - snap a photo and share it to spread joy, positivity, and inspiration!
World Humanitarian Day
Cause

World Humanitarian Day

This World Humanitarian Day, join us in taking a stand against human suffering. Let's show our support and make a difference together!
International Orangutan Day
Animal

International Orangutan Day

Celebrate International Orangutan Day and join us in supporting the conservation of these amazing creatures!
Saviours of the Apple Feast Day
Food & Beverage

Saviours of the Apple Feast Day

Get ready to indulge in all things apple on Saviours of the Apple Feast Day - from pies to cider, we've got you covered!
National Aviation Day
Federal

National Aviation Day

Soar into National Aviation Day with an unforgettable experience - take a scenic flight and explore the skies like never before!
Discovery Day
Cultural

Discovery Day

Unleash your inner explorer on Discovery Day! Celebrate the thrill of new experiences and dive into the unknown for a thrilling adventure!
Raksha Bandhan
Religious

Raksha Bandhan

Celebrate the unique bond of love, care, and protection on Raksha Bandhan, a festival that strengthens the sibling bond like no other!
August Moon Festival
Cultural

August Moon Festival

Celebrate the August Moon Festival! Enjoy moon cakes, tea, and lantern displays as we honor the moon's beauty and friendships that outshine the stars.
Vietnam Revolution Commemoration Day
Federal

Vietnam Revolution Commemoration Day

Honor the brave heroes and significant events of Vietnam Revolution Commemoration Day by joining in on commemorations and paying tribute to their sacrifices.
National Patient Advocacy Day
Cause

National Patient Advocacy Day

On National Patient Advocacy Day, join us in standing up for patients' rights and advocating for better healthcare access and support.
Afghanistan Independence Day
Federal

Afghanistan Independence Day

Let's honor and celebrate the resilience and independence of Afghanistan on this special day. Happy Independence Day, Afghanistan!
International Bow Day
Fun

International Bow Day

Get ready to make a fashion statement on International Bow Day! From hair accessories to clothing, embrace the bow trend and stand out from the crowd.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s day
Cultural

Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s day

Today we honor Crown Princess Mette-Marit's dedication to humanitarian work and celebrate her strength, grace, and impact on the world.

2024 Monthly Holidays that include August 19

Happiness Happens Month
Special Interest

Happiness Happens Month

Make the most of Happiness Happens Month - spread positivity, practice self-care, and share your joy with those around you!
Black Business Month
Special Interest

Black Business Month

Show your support for Black Business Month - shop small and help elevate Black-owned businesses in your community!
​Back to School Month
Cause

​Back to School Month

It's Back to School Month! Get your kids ready with the latest supplies, clothes, and fun activities to make their return to school memorable.
National Civility Month
Special Interest

National Civility Month

Join us in celebrating National Civility Month - let's come together to create a happier, more respectful world!
National Traffic Awareness Month
Special Interest

National Traffic Awareness Month

Stay safe on the roads this month! Join us in celebrating National Traffic Awareness Month and pledge to drive responsibly.
National Immunization Awareness Month
Health

National Immunization Awareness Month

Don't miss out on National Immunization Awareness Month - get your shots and protect yourself from preventable diseases!
National Breastfeeding Month
Health

National Breastfeeding Month

Show your support for National Breastfeeding Month - promote the benefits of breastfeeding and help create a healthier future!
National Hair Loss Awareness Month
Health

National Hair Loss Awareness Month

It's National Hair Loss Awareness Month - join the movement to educate, empower and encourage those living with hair loss!
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Health

Psoriasis Awareness Month

Join the movement and spread awareness for Psoriasis Awareness Month - learn more about this skin condition, support those living with it, and donate to research!
National Peach Month
Food & Beverage

National Peach Month

Savor the sweetness of summer with National Peach Month! From peach cobbler to fresh smoothies, there's no shortage of delicious ways to enjoy this juicy fruit.
National Sandwich Month
Food & Beverage

National Sandwich Month

It's time to stack it up and celebrate National Sandwich Month with delicious flavors, creative combos, and mouthwatering bites!
National Language Month
Special Interest

National Language Month

It's time to brush up on your language skills and celebrate National Language Month with cultural events, language classes, and more!
Family Fun Month
Relationship

Family Fun Month

Spend quality time with your loved ones this Family Fun Month - from game nights to outdoor adventures, make unforgettable memories together!
Child Support Awareness Month
Special Interest

Child Support Awareness Month

It's time to raise awareness and support families in need during Child Support Awareness Month. Every child deserves a happy, healthy future.
Summer Sun Safety Month
Health

Summer Sun Safety Month

Don't let the summer sun ruin your fun! Celebrate Summer Sun Safety Month and learn how to protect yourself and loved ones from harmful UV rays.
American Artist Appreciation Month
Special Interest

American Artist Appreciation Month

It's time to show some love for American artists! Celebrate their creativity and talent all month long with events, exhibits, and more.
Brecon Jazz Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Brecon Jazz Festival

Get ready to groove and sway at the Brecon Jazz Festival, where world-renowned musicians come together for a weekend of soulful sounds.
National Golf Month
Special Interest

National Golf Month

Swing into National Golf Month with amazing deals, stunning courses, and a whole lot of fun on the green!

2024 Famous Birthdays on August 19

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/christina-perri" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/1ba7b82e-e9c2-46a2-4191-1a1d5b3f7c00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Christina Perri" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/christina-perri" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Christina Perri</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/coco-chanel" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/5034e6b0-eae0-4374-3f24-9780db87f300/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Coco Chanel" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Fashion Designer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/coco-chanel" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Coco Chanel</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bill-clinton" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/45e668de-4506-4e59-12a3-594c9b2a0a00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Bill Clinton" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">US President</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bill-clinton" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Bill Clinton</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/noel-miller" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/875e278c-e612-437e-bc2f-da8d88129f00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Noel Miller" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/noel-miller" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Noel Miller</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/tony-lopez" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/e8fbced1-2637-4a62-f4f8-687653e76800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Tony Lopez" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TikTok Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/tony-lopez" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Tony Lopez</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/tayler-holder" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/54a6b6b6-fab7-494a-d376-f46825a82000/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Tayler Holder" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TikTok Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/tayler-holder" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Tayler Holder</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/john-stamos" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/fead6e60-100b-4545-0846-4b82df8a6800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="John Stamos" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/john-stamos" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">John Stamos</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

Historical Events on August 19

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>295 BC</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Temple to Venus</div><div class='timeline-text'>Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges dedicates the first temple to the Roman goddess Venus during the Third Samnite War.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1561</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Mary, Queen of Scots Returns</div><div class='timeline-text'>At 18 years old, Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1839</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Photographic Process Announced</div><div class='timeline-text'>The French government presents Louis Daguerre's photographic process as a "free gift to the world".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1861</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Ascent of Weisshorn</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Weisshorn, the fifth-highest summit in the Alps, is ascended for the first time.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1909</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Indianapolis Motor Speedway Opens</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known for hosting the annual Indianapolis 500, opens for automobile racing.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1934</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First All-American Soap Box Derby</div><div class='timeline-text'>The inaugural All-American Soap Box Derby, an event for young racers using homemade gravity-powered cars, is held in Dayton, Ohio.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1944</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Liberation of Paris</div><div class='timeline-text'>Paris, France rises against German occupation with the assistance of Allied troops during World War II.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1960</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Korabl-Sputnik 2 Launch</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Soviet Union launches the satellite Korabl-Sputnik 2, carrying dogs Belka and Strelka, along with several smaller animals and plants.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2004</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Google's Initial Public Offering</div><div class='timeline-text'>Tech giant Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq, beginning a new era in digital technology.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2010</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>End of Operation Iraqi Freedom</div><div class='timeline-text'>The final U.S. brigade combat teams cross the border into Kuwait, marking the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is August 19?
August 19th is an eclectic and vibrant mix of celebrations that pay homage to varied interests and significant events around the world! Embrace your inner foodie with National Potato Day and National Soft Ice Cream Day, or fuel your creative spark with World Photo Day and National Photography Day. Dive into the spirit of altruism with World Humanitarian Day, soar high with National Aviation Day, or cherish our primate friends on International Orangutan Day. Whether it’s learning about Vietnam’s history on Vietnam Revolution Commemoration Day, expressing pride on Afghanistan Independence Day, or celebrating bonds on Raksha Bandhan, this day is filled with opportunities for joy, reflection, and cultural appreciation. Get ready to mark your calendars; August 19th promises something special for everyone!