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August 7 to 13: Exercise with Your Child Week, International Assistance Dog Week, National Farmers Market Week August 25 to 31: Be Kind to Humankind Week Monthly Observances in August 2023
Get the full list of August holidays, observances and awareness days. Mark your calendar with these dates, including daily, weekly and monthly celebrations.
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
August 4: Barack Obama Day: 1: 2017: Illinois (2017) [12] The birthday of Barack Obama February 4: Transit Equality Day: 1: 2022: Wisconsin (2022) [13] The birthday of Rosa Parks February 1: George Washington Carver Day: 1: 2023: Iowa (2023) [14]
All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 years) an extra month, Adar II, is added and certain holidays move accordingly, and it is mentioned ...
2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2) Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 16. Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 20.
August 24 in recent years ... Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2023) ... Holidays and observances. Christian feast day: