A list of significant dates for August 2023 on a national and international level. A significant portion of many competitive examinations include a general awareness question. This list could be useful for test preparation and knowledge improvement.
| 1st August | Yorkshire Day |
| 6th- August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9 August | Quit India Movement Day, Nagasaki Day, Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12th- August | International Youth Day |
| 13th- August | International Lefthanders Day |
| 14th- August | Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) |
| 15th- August | Independence Day (India), Victory over Japan Day (UK), Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| 16th- August | Bennington Battle Day |
| 17th- August | Indonesian Independence Day |
| 19th- August | World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day |
| 20th- August | World Mosquito Day |
| 20th- August | Sadbhavna Divas, Indian Akshay Urja Day |
| 23rd- August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism |
| 26th- August | Women’s Equality Day |
| 29th- August | National Sports Day |
| 30th- August | Small Industry Day |
| 31st- August | Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day) |