Lughnasadh (loo-nus-uh) : Pagan and Wiccan.

 National Day : Switzerland.

 James Baldwin (1924–1987) : African American.

 Our Lady of the Angels : Costa Rica.

 Civic and Provincial Holidays : Canada. (m)

 Emancipation Day : Bahamas. (m)

 Louis Armstrong (1900–1971) : African American.

 National Day : Burkina Faso.

 Independence Day : Bolivia.

 Independence Day : Jamaica.

 Ralph Bunche (1904–1971) : African American.

 Battle of Boyacá : Colombia.

 Emiliano Zapata (c. 1877–1919) : Mexican.

 National Day : Singapore.

 Pueblo Revolt (1680) : American Indian.

 Independence Day : Ecuador.

 Women's Day observed : South Africa.

 Metacomet (Philip) (c. 1639–1676) : American Indian (Wampanoag).

 Birthday of Queen Sirikit : Thailand.

 Janmashtami (Birth of Lord Krishna) : Hindu. (m)

 Women's Day : Tunisia.

 Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) : African American.

 Independence Day : Pakistan.

 Reunification Day : Morocco.

 Feast of the Assumption : Roman Catholic.

 Independence Day : India.

 Liberation Day : North Korea.

 Liberation Day : South Korea.

 National Acadian Day : Canada.

 National Mourning Day : Bangladesh.

 Anniversary of the Founding of Panama City : Panama.

 Marcus Garvey (1887–1940) : Jamaican.

 Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (1936–2006) : Ethiopian.

 Independence Day : Indonesia.

 Death of General José de San Martín observed : Argentina. (m)

 Manuel Quezon (1876–1944) : Filipino.

 Independence Day : Afghanistan.

 Rose Hum Lee (1904–1964) : Chinese American.

 Constitution Day : Hungary.

 Independence Day : Senegal.

 Restoration of Independence : Estonia.

 Revolution Day : Morocco.

 Ramadan begins at sighting of crescent moon : Islamic. (m)

 King Muhammad’s Birthday : Morocco.

 Ramadan (The Month of Fasting, first day of month-long fasting) : Islamic. (m)

 Siddha Vinayak Chaturathi : Hindu. (m)

 Independence Day : Ukraine.

 Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) : Jewish American.

 Restoration of Independence : Belarus.

 Seventh Night (Ch'i-hsi) : China. (m)

 Women's Equality Day : United States.

 Independence Day : Moldova.

 James Wong Howe (1898–1976) : Chinese American.

 St. Rosa of Lima : Peru.

 National Heroes Day : Philippines. (m)

 Victory Day : Turkey.

 Independence Day : Kyrgyzstan.

 National Day : Malaysia.