Every yearAugust 1
Everything August 1 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 1 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Homemade Pie DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | National Girlfriends Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Minority Donor Awareness Day | Community | |
| 04 | National Spritz Day | Beer | |
| 05 | World Wide Web Day | Tech | |
| 06 | National KidsDay | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 1 in some years.
American Family Day — 2027 and 2032
Friendship Day — 2027 and 2032
Sisters' Day — 2027 and 2032
National Night Out — 2028 and 2034
Born on August 1
Historic figures
- Herman Melville1819–1891American novelist, short story writer, and poet
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck1744–1829French soldier, biologist, and academic
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia1924–2015King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015
- Pierre Bourdieu1930–2002French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
- Georges Charpak1924–2010Polish-French physicist who invented and developed subatomic particle detectors
- Yves Saint Laurent1936–2008Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent
- George de Hevesy1885–1966Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Coolio1963–2022American rapper, producer, and actor
- Zoran Đinđić1952–2003Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia
- Gaston Doumergue1863–1937French lawyer and politician, 13th President of France
Celebrities & public figures
- Jason Momoab. 1979American actor
- Sam Mendesb. 1965English director and producer
- Bastian Schweinsteigerb. 1984German footballer
- Nemanja Matićb. 1988Serbian footballer
- Nwankwo Kanub. 1976Nigerian footballer
- Taapsee Pannub. 1987Indian actress
- Giancarlo Gianninib. 1942Italian actor
- John Carroll Lynchb. 1963American actor
- David Jamesb. 1970English footballer and manager
- Mrunal Thakurb. 1992Indian actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 1 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 1, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.