At a Glance
August 5
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
Religious observance
Feast of Abel of Reims
Religious observance
Feast of Addai
Religious observance
Feast of Afra
Religious observance
Feast of August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Cassian of Autun
Religious observance
Feast of Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Emygdius
Religious observance
Feast of Margaret the Barefooted
Religious observance
Feast of Memnius
Religious observance
Feast of Nonna of Nazianzus
Religious observance
Feast of Oswald of Northumbria
Observance
July Mass Uprising Day (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh
Observance
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
Croatia