Every yearAugust 4
Everything August 4 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 4 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Chocolate Chip Cookie DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | Assistance Dog Day | Dogs | |
| 03 | Hooray for Kids Day | Kids & Family | |
| 04 | International Clouded Leopard Day | Nature | |
| 05 | National White Wine Day | Beer | |
| 06 | Single Working Women's Day | Community | |
| 07 | U.S. Coast Guard Birthday | Community |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 4 in some years.
National Night Out — 2026
American Family Day — 2030
Friendship Day — 2030
Sisters' Day — 2030
Born on August 4
Historic figures
- Louis Armstrong1901–1971American trumpet player and singer
- Percy Bysshe Shelley1792–1822English poet and playwright
- Knut Hamsun1859–1952Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother1900–2002Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom
- William Rowan Hamilton1805–1865Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician
- Pope Urban VII1521–1590Head of the Catholic Church in 1590
- Raoul Wallenberg1912–0Swedish architect and diplomat
- Witold Gombrowicz1904–1969Polish author and playwright
- John Venn1834–1923English mathematician and philosopher
- Frances Allen1932–2020American computer scientist and academic
Celebrities & public figures
- Barack Obamab. 1961American lawyer and politician
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussexb. 1981Duchess of Sussex
- Billy Bob Thorntonb. 1955American actor
- Greta Gerwigb. 1983American actress
- José Luis RodrÃguez Zapaterob. 1960Spanish academic and politician
- Jeff Gordonb. 1971American race car driver and actor
- Cole Sprouseb. 1992American actor
- Antonio Valenciab. 1985Ecuadorean footballer
- Daniel Dae Kimb. 1968South Korean-American actor
- Dylan Sprouseb. 1992American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 4 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 4, 2027.
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