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1st Friday in August - International Beer Day
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1st Sunday in August - International Friendship Day
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3rd Saturday in August - National Honey Bee Day
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August 1 - Emancipation Day (Jamaica)
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August 1 - Yorkshire Day
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August 12 - International Youth Day
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August 13 - International Lefthanders Day
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August 14 - World Lizard Day
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August 14 - Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day)
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August 15 - Independence Day (India)
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August 15 - National day of mourning (Bangladesh)
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August 15 - Victory over Japan Day (UK)
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August 17 - Indonesian Independence Day
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August 20 - Indian Akshay Urja Day
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August 20 - World Mosquito Day
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August 21 - World Senior Citizens Day
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August 22 - International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
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August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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August 25 - Brazilian Army Day
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August 25 - Christmas in August
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August 26 - Women's Equality Day
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August 29 - International Day against Nuclear Tests
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August 29 - National Sports Day
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August 30 - El 'Ouardighi Day
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August 30 - International Day of the Disappeared
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August 31 - Hari Merdeka (Malaysia Independence Day)
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August 6 - Independence Day (Jamaica)
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August 8 - International Cat Day
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August 9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People