At a Glance
August 8
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
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Feast of Altmann of Passau
Religious observance
Feast of August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani
Religious observance
Feast of Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
Religious observance
Feast of Cyriacus and companions
Religious observance
Feast of Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.
Religious observance
Feast of Four Crowned Martyrs
Religious observance
Feast of Mary MacKillop
Religious observance
Feast of Severus of Vienne
Observance
Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Observance
Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)
Observance
Happiness Happens Day
Observance
International Cat Day
Observance
Namesday of the Queen (Sweden)
Sweden
Observance
Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
Observance
Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)
Ukraine