1981 Calendar with National Holidays, Optional Days Off, and Commemorative Dates in the United States.
August 1981
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1213 | 2214 | |||||
| 3215 | 4216 | 5217 | 6218 | 7219 | 8220 | 9221 |
| 10222 | 11223 | 12224 | 13225 | 14226 | 15227 | 16228 |
| 17229 | 18230 | 19231 | 20232 | 21233 | 22234 | 23235 |
| 24236 | 25237 | 26238 | 27239 | 28240 | 29241 | 30242 |
| 31243 |
Holidays and Commemorative Dates in August 1981
August 1981 observances Holiday
Optional
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat | Be An Angel Day |
| 1 | Sat | Colorado Day |
| 1 | Sat | International Childfree Day |
| 1 | Sat | Lammas Day |
| 1 | Sat | Last Day of Ramadan |
| 1 | Sat | National Girlfriend Day |
| 1 | Sat | National Minority Donor Awareness Day |
| 1 | Sat | World Lung Cancer Day |
| 1 | Sat | World Scout Scarf Day |
| 2 | Sun | American Family Day |
| 2 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr |
| 2 | Sun | International Beer Day |
| 2 | Sun | National Ex-Girlfriend Day |
| 3 | Mon | National Watermelon Day |
| 4 | Tue | Barack Obama's Birthday |
| 4 | Tue | Coast Guard Birthday |
| 4 | Tue | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day |
| 4 | Tue | National Friendship Day |
| 4 | Tue | Sisters' Day |
| 6 | Thu | Hiroshima Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Lighthouse Day |
| 7 | Fri | Purple Heart Day |
| 8 | Sat | International Cat Day |
| 8 | Sat | International Infinity Day |
| 9 | Sun | International Coworking Day |
| 9 | Sun | International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
| 9 | Sun | National Book Lovers Day |
| 10 | Mon | Lazy Day |
| 10 | Mon | National Bowling Day |
| 10 | Mon | National Garage Sale Day |
| 10 | Mon | National Spoil Your Dog Day |
| 11 | Tue | National Son and Daughter Day |
| 12 | Wed | International Youth Day |
| 12 | Wed | Middle Child Day |
| 12 | Wed | National Vinyl Record Day |
| 12 | Wed | Victory Day |
| 12 | Wed | World Elephant Day |
| 13 | Thu | Left-Handers Day |
| 13 | Thu | National Filet Mignon Day |
| 14 | Fri | National Financial Awareness Day |
| 14 | Fri | Social Security Act |
| 14 | Fri | World Lizard Day |
| 15 | Sat | Assumption of Mary |
| 15 | Sat | International Homeless Animals Day |
| 15 | Sat | National Back To School Prep Day |
| 15 | Sat | National Relaxation Day |
| 16 | Sun | Bennington Battle Day |
| 16 | Sun | Hawaii Statehood Day |
| 16 | Sun | National Airborne Day |
| 16 | Sun | National Bratwurst Day |
| 16 | Sun | National Roller Coaster Day |
| 16 | Sun | National Rum Day |
| 16 | Sun | Tell a Joke Day |
| 17 | Mon | International Geocaching Day |
| 17 | Mon | National Black Cat Appreciation Day |
| 17 | Mon | National Nonprofit Day |
| 17 | Mon | National Thrift Shop Day |
| 18 | Tue | National Couple's Day |
| 18 | Tue | National Fajita Day |
| 19 | Wed | National Aviation Day |
| 19 | Wed | National Potato Day |
| 19 | Wed | World Humanitarian Day |
| 19 | Wed | World Photography Day |
| 20 | Thu | National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day |
| 20 | Thu | National Radio Day |
| 20 | Thu | World Mosquito Day |
| 21 | Fri | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism |
| 21 | Fri | National Spumoni Day |
| 21 | Fri | Senior Citizens Day |
| 22 | Sat | National Tooth Fairy Day |
| 22 | Sat | World Plant Milk Day |
| 23 | Sun | Cheap Flight Day |
| 23 | Sun | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 23 | Sun | National Sponge Cake Day |
| 23 | Sun | Ride Like The Wind Day |
| 24 | Mon | International Strange Music Day |
| 24 | Mon | Kobe Bryant Day |
| 24 | Mon | National Waffle Day |
| 24 | Mon | Pluto Demoted Day |
| 25 | Tue | National Park Service Founders Day |
| 25 | Tue | National Secondhand Wardrobe Day |
| 26 | Wed | Janmashtami |
| 26 | Wed | National Dog Day |
| 26 | Wed | National WebMistress Day |
| 26 | Wed | Women's Equality Day |
| 27 | Thu | National Just Because Day |
| 28 | Fri | Bow Tie Day |
| 28 | Fri | March on Washington |
| 28 | Fri | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day |
| 29 | Sat | International Day Against Nuclear Tests |
| 30 | Sun | College Colors Day |
| 30 | Sun | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance |
| 30 | Sun | National Beach Day |
| 30 | Sun | National Grief Awareness Day |
| 31 | Mon | Eat Outside Day |
| 31 | Mon | International Overdose Awareness Day |
| 31 | Mon | World Distance Learning Day |