Every yearAugust 18
Everything August 18 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 18 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Fajita DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | National Couples Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | Bad Poetry Day | Books | |
| 04 | National Ice Cream Pie Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Mail Order Catalog Day | Celebration |
| 06 | Never Give Up Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | Pinot Noir Day | Beer | |
| 08 | Serendipity Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 18 in some years.
National Medical Dosimetrist Day — 2027 and 2032
Break The Monotony Day — 2029 and 2035
International Geocaching Day — 2029 and 2035
International Homeless Animals' Day — 2029 and 2035
Born on August 18
Historic figures
- Franz Joseph I1830–1916Emperor of Austria from 1848-1916
- Robert Redford1936–2025American actor, director, and producer
- Patrick Swayze1952–2009American actor and dancer
- Luc Montagnier1932–2022French virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Antonio Salieri1750–1825Italian composer and conductor
- Rosalynn Carter1927–202341st First Lady of the United States
- Shelley Winters1920–2006American actress
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell1792–18781st Earl Russell, English politician
- Just Fontaine1933–2023Moroccan-French footballer and manager
- Alain Robbe-Grillet1922–2008French director, screenwriter, and novelist
Celebrities & public figures
- Edward Nortonb. 1969American actor
- Christian Slaterb. 1969American actor and producer
- Andy Sambergb. 1978American actor and comedian
- Mikab. 1983Lebanese-born English recording artist and singer-songwriter
- Madeleine Stoweb. 1958American actress
- Aphex Twinb. 1971British electronic musician
- Felipe Calderónb. 1962Mexican lawyer and politician
- Renato Sanchesb. 1997Portuguese footballer
- Denis Learyb. 1957American comedian
- G-Dragonb. 1988South Korean rapper
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 18 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 18, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.