Events

Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Alexander Fleming was a Nobel Prize winning scientist, best known for the discovery of penicillin. He was born on the the 6th of August,1881.

This annual event brings awareness and information about how cats give both love and companionship to their owners.

Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram.

This day 'focuses on measures to strengthen national capacities in the field of youth and to increase the quality and quantity of opportunities available to young people.'

This event was set up to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world.

Independence Day commemorates the Independence of Pakistan from Britain in 1947.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.

Ashura has been a day of fasting for Sunni Muslims since the days of the early Muslim community.

World Humanitarian Day was designated by the General Assembly of the United Nations. It is a time to recognise those who face danger and adversity in order to help others.

David Walliams, the biggest selling children’s author to have started writing since the year 2000, celebrates his birthday on this day.​

World Mosquito Day on 20th August first came into being in 1897 when British doctor Sir Ronald Ross made the historic link that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.

This day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

The Paralympic Games or Paralympics are a periodic series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.

A day to celebrate all breeds of dog and recognise the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year.