8 Fun Facts to Know If You are Born in August
5. Important days
August is a month for your family as Sister’s Day, American Family Day and National Kids’ Day: all of these fall in the month of August. The first one is commemorated on the 1st of August while the other two are observed on the first Sunday of August.
6. Historic occurrences
August will forever be remembered as the month when Hiroshima was bombed which finally led to Japan’s surrender and the end of the Second World War.
7. Famous birthdays
Two of the most charismatic presidents of the US, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were born in August. This month is also the month of birth of some of the greatest musical personalities the world has known in recent times namely Michael Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston.
8. Some observances
August is celebrated as the “National Back to School Month” and “National Goat Cheese Month” in the US and is also the “Cataract Awareness Month” and “National Water Quality Month”.
