August is here already!!!!!!! Summer is zooming by extremely fast this
year or is it just my imagination? Every year it seems to go by faster
and faster. Anyway according to a web site I found while doing my
research for my column this month I found out that there is an obscure
holiday that someone is trying to get more and more people to
celebrate. I just figured this guy Michael Webb was just trying to help
slumping sales at greeting card companies in the summer or something
but, the more I read about this he sure made more and more sense to me.
Besides his tips were to use as little money as possible which is
always a bonus I am sure especially for us penny pinching
Diva's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What: Resurrect Romance Week -- established in 1995.
When: Second full week in August (six months after Valentine's Day)
Who: Founded by Michael Webb, America's premiere romance expert. He is
writer of The RoMANtic Syndicated Column and author of The RoMANtic's
Guide and six other books on romance, relationship tips and advice.
Why: Michael wanted to create a romance holiday that for once did not
focus on money and "things." He wants people to equate romance with
time and attention.
Where: Resurrect Romance is celebrated worldwide by believers in true
romance.
Motto: "Real romance comes from the heart, not the wallet."
How: Michael suggests that couples do something romantic every day
during Resurrect Romance Week. Try doing things that cost little or no
money. Use your creativity instead. See Michael Webb's Web Page
www.TheRomantic.com for suggestions.
This months
feature Holiday is: August Monday
August Monday in many Caribbean countries is the holiday that kicks off
Carnival Week. Usually people celebrate it with steel band competitions
and parades which feature the various steel bands and their friends and
families all dressed in bright colourful costumes. Everyone competes
for the best band, best costume and best children's costume awards.
Canada, the US and now England all have their own Carnival celebrations
as well during August to celebrate with the large Caribbean populations
that now inhabit these countries. Along with these parades and
competitions many restaurants and food stands also celebrate by selling
Caribbean foods that people enjoy eating at these events so many also
have cooking competitions as well.
August
Is:
American Artist Appreciation Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Catfish Month
Clean Air Month
National Eye Exam Month
Immunization Awareness Month (National, US)
Inventors Month (National, US)
United Inventors Association
Peach Month
Romance Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Water Quality Month (National, US)
Famous
Historical moments in August:
1 The first U.S. Census is
completed. There are four million people in the U.S. in 1790.
2 Wild Bill Hickock is killed during a poker game. He was holding a
Dead Man's Hand which is two pair of aces and eights. (1876)
3 The Nautilus, a nuclear powered submarine is the first submarine to
cross the North Pole under water. (1958)
4 Champagne is invented by Dom Perignon. (1693)
5 Little Orphan Annie comic strip debuts. (1924)
6 Murderer John Hart is the first person to be executed in an electric
chair. (1890)
6 Baseball pitching legend Cy Young pitches his first game, which was a
win. (1890)
6 The Atom bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the U.S. (1945)
7 The Order of the Purple Heart is created by President George
Washington. (1782)
8 The Daughter's of the American Revolution organization is created.
(1890)
8 The USSR declares war against Japan. (1945)
9 Animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes premieres, with new star Betty Boop.
(1930)
9 President Richard M. Nixon becomes the first and only president to
resign while in office (1974)
10 The village of Chicago is incorporated. (1833)
10 Smile, You're on Candid Camera. Allen Funt's wildly popular show
debuts. (1948)
11 The Beatles begin their last US concert tour. (1966)
12 US annexes Hawaii. (1898)
13 Spanish defeat the Aztec Indians and conquer Mexico City. (1521)
14 Japan surrenders, ending World War II. (1945)
14 Get a whiff of this...the Whiffle Ball was patented on this day.
(1953)
15 The Panama Canal is opened. (1914)
16 Gold is discovered in the Klondike. (1896)
17 Construction is started on the Berlin Wall. (1961)
18 The 1,000 Islands bridge, connecting the US and Canada is dedicated
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1938)
19 Indianapolis Speedway holds it's first auto race. (1909)
20 The Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew
Johnson. (1866)
21 Venetian blinds are patented. (1841)
21 Hawaii becomes the 50th state. (1959)
22 The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre. (1911)
23 The first picture of Earth from the moon is taken by Lunar Orbiter
1. (1966)
24 The infamous Mount Vesuvius eruption buries the city of Pompeii.
(1879)
25 Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of Russia was born. (1530)
25 Amelia Earhart completes her trans-continental flight. (1932)
26 Julius Caesar's Roman army invades Britain. (55 BC)
27 The island volcano of Krakatoa in Indonesia erupts. It was heard
over 3,000 miles away and was one of the biggest natural disasters ever
recorded. (1886)
28 Senator Strom Thurmond begins a 24 hour filibuster against the Civil
Rights Bill. (1957)
29 Walt Disney's Mary Poppins is released. (1964)
30 The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS. (1993)
31 Heavy weight champion Rocky Marciano dies in a plane crash near
Newton, Iowa. (1964)
Here are the
Holidays Divas are celebrating in August all over the world:
1 Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese PLA in China
1 Armed Forces Day in Angola
1 Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago
1 Fiesta Day in Nicaragua
1 Freedom Day in Guyana
1 National Day in Benin
1 National Day in Switzerland
2 August Monday in Anguilla
2 August Monday in Dominica
2 August Monday in Montserrat
2 August Monday in Saint Kitts & Nevis
2 August Monday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
2 Bank Holiday in Australia
2 British Columbia Day in Canada
2 Commerce Day/Bank Holiday in Iceland
2 Emancipation Day/Kadooment Day in Bahamas
2 Ilinden in Macedonia
2 Independence Day in Jamaica
2 New Brunswick Day in Canada
2 Our Lady of Los Angeles in Costa Rica
2 Saskatchewan Day in Canada
2 Simcoe Day in Canada
3 Discovery Day in Tobago
3 Independence Day in Niger
3 Massacre du Pidjiguiti in Guinea-Bissau
4 Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda
4 Constitution Day in Cook Islands
4 Kadooment Day in Barbados
5 Emancipation Day in Grenada
5 Independence Day in Burkina Faso
6 Bank Holiday in Saint Lucia
6 Emancipation Day in Saint Lucia
6 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day in UAE
6 Independence Day in Bolivia
6 Transfiguration in El Salvador
7 Andorra La Vella in Andorra
7 Battle of Boyaca in Colombia
7 Labour Day in Western Samoa
7 Youth Day in Kiribati
8 Independence Day in Bhutan
8 Peace Day in Iraq
9 Carnival in Grenada
9 Constitution Day in Anguilla
9 National Day in Singapore
9 Women's Day in South Africa
10 Independence Day in Ecuador
11 Hero's Day in Zimbabwe
11 Independence Day in Chad
11 King Hussein's Accession to the Throne in Jordan
11 Montserrat Annual Pilgrimage in Montserrat
12 Armed Forces Day in Zimbabwe
12 Birthday of HM the Queen in Thailand
13 Independence Day in Central African Republic
13 Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos in Laos
13 Public Holiday in Zimbabwe
13 Women's Day in Tunisia
14 Independence Day in Pakistan
14 Reunification Day in Morocco
14 VJ Day, 1945 in United States
15 Anniversary of the Founding of Panama City in Panama
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Austria
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgium
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cameroon Republic
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cape Verde
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Central Africa
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chile
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Colombia
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Costa Rica
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Croatia
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cyprus
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in France
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in French Polynesia
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Greece
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Guatemala
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Haiti
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Italy
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lebanon
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Liechtenstein
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Luxembourg
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Malta
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moldova
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Netherlands Antilles
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Portugal
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Seychelles
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Slovenia
15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vanuatu
15 Encamp in Andorra
15 Feast of the Assumption in Spain
15 Foundation of Panama City in Panama
15 Founding of Asuncion in Paraguay
15 Independence Day in India
15 La Massana in Andorra
15 Liberation Day in Korea, South
15 Military Regime Day in Niger
15 Mother's Day in Costa Rica
15 National Day in Congo
16 Bennington Battle Day in United States
16 Restoration Day in Dominican Republic
17 Anniversary of the Death of General San Martin in Argentina
17 Independence Day in Gabon
17 Independence Day in Indonesia
19 Independence Day in Afghanistan
20 Admission Day in United States
20 Constitution Day in Hungary
20 Discovery Day in Canada
20 King's and People's Revolution Day in Morocco
23 Black Ribbon Day in Lithuania
24 Independence Day in Ukraine
25 Independence Day in Uruguay
26 Heroes' Day in Namibia
26 Susan B. Anthony Day in United States
27 Independence Day/National Day in Moldova
28 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Georgia
29 Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising in Slovakia
30 Constitution Day in Turks & Caicos
30 Feast of St. Rose of Lima in Saint Lucia
30 Hero's Day in Philippines
30 Huey P. Long Day in United States
30 Late Summer Bank Holiday in Gibraltar
30 Liberation Day in China
30 St. Rosa of Lima in Peru
30 Summer Bank Holiday in Ireland
30 Victory Day in Turkey
31 Independence Day in Kyrgystan
31 Independence Day in Tobago
31 Independence Day in Trinidad and Tobago
31 National Day in Malaysia
Is Your
Birthday in August?
One of these famous or infamous people may share your day. Also here
are your astrological signs, birthstone and flower.
Astrological Signs For August:
Leo: July 23 - August 22
Virgo - August 23 - September 22
August's Birthstone:
Jade, Peridot
August's Flower:
Gladiolus
Gladiolus means "splendid beauty"
Famous August Birthdays:
1 Dom DeLuise, 1933
Jerry Garcia, 1941
Francis Scott Key, 1779
Herman Melville, 1819
Yves St. Laurent
2 James Baldwin
Jeremy Castle
Kathy Lennon
Carroll O'Conner
Peter O'Toole
3 Tony Bennett, 1926
Martin Sheen, 1940
Martha Stewart, 1941
4 Louis Armstrong
5 Loni Anderson, 1946
Neil Alden Armstrong
Terri Clark Country Singer
Maureen McCormick, 1956
6 Lucille Ball, 1911
Robert Mitchum, 1917
7 Grandma Moses, 1860
Andy Warhol
8 Keith Carradine, 1950
Dustin Hoffman, 1937
Donny Most, 1953
Connie Stevens, 1938
Esther Williams
Mel Tillis
9 Melanie Griffith, 1957
Whitney Houston, 1963
10 Rosanna Arquette, 1959
Jimmy Dean, 1928
Eddie Fisher, 1928
Herbert Hoover, 1874
11 Michael Douglas, 1925
Jerry Falwell, 1933
Alex Haley, 1921
Hulk Hogan, 1953
12 Cecil B. Demille, 1881
George Hamilton
Buck Owens, 1929
Pete Sampras, 8/12/1971
Jane Wyatt
13 Fidel Castro, 8/13/1927
Alfred Hitchcock, 1899
Don Ho, 1930
Annie Oakley, 1860
14 Halle Berry, 1969
David Crosby, 1941
Magic Johnson, 1959
Steve Martin, 1945
Susan St. James, 1946
Danielle Steel, 1947
15 Ethel Barrymore
Napoleon Bonaparte
Julia Child, 1912
Mike Conners
Rose Marie, 1923
Debra Messing, 1968
Sir Walter Scott
16 Angela Bassett, 1958
Robert Culp
Frank Gifford, 1930
Kathy Lee Gifford, 1953
Eydie Gorme, 1932
Timothy Hutton, 1960
Madonna, 1958
Fess Parker, 1925
James Taylor
Lesley Ann Warren
17 Robert DeNiro, 1943
Samuel Goldwyn
Maureen O'Hara, 1920
Sean Penn, 1960
Mae West, 1892
18 Rosalyn Carter, 1927
Roberto Clemente
Max Factor, 1904
Martin Mull, 1943
Edward Norton, 1969
Roman Polanski, 1933
Robert Redford, 1937
Christian Slater, 1969
Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971
Patrick Swayze, 1952
Shelley Winters, 1922
19 Bill Clinton, 1946
Kevin Dillon, 1965
Johnny Nash
Matthew Perry, 1969
Jill St. John, 1940
Orville Wright, 1871
20 Connie Chung, 1946
Benjamin Harrison
Isaac Hayes, 1942
Don King, 1931
Al Roker, 1954
21 Count Basie, 1904
Wilt Chamberlain, 1936
Kenny Rogers, 1938
22 Ray Bradbury
Valerie Harper, 1940
Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934
Cindy Williams, 1947
23 Kobe Bryant, 1978
Barbara Eden, 1934
Gene Kelly, 1912
Shelly Long, 1949
Keith Moon, 1947
River Phoenix, 1970
Rick Springfield, 1949
24 Steve Guttenberg, 1958
Cal Ripkin, Jr.
25 Leonard Bernstein
Elvis Costello, 1955
Sean Connery, 1930
Monty Hall, 1924
Van Johnson
Regis Philbin, 1934
Blair Underwood, 1964
George Wallace, 1919
26 John Wilkes Booth
Macauley Culkin, 1980
Geraldine Feraro, 1935
27 Barbara Bach
Confucius
Samuel Goldwyn, 1882
Pee-Wee Herman, 1952
Lyndon Johnson
Martha Raye, 1916
Mother Teresa, 1910
Tuesday Weld, 1943
28 Ben Gazzara
Scott Hamilton
Emma Samms, 1960
David Soul, 1943
Jason Priestley, 1969
29 Ingrid Bergman, 1915
Elliot Gould, 1938
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809
Michael Jackson, 1958
Robin Leach, 1941
Isabel Sanford, 1917
30 Timothy Bottoms, 1951
Shirley Booth
Cameron Diaz, 1972
Peggy Lipton
Fred MacMurray, 1908
John Phillips
Ted Williams
31 James Coburn, 1928
Richard Gere, 1949
Debbie Gibson, 1970
Arthur Godfrey
Buddy Hackett, 1924-2003
Van Morrison, 1945
Noble Willingham, 1931
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