| 87091 | August 1 | Death | 2014 – Rod de'Ath, Welsh drummer and producer (b. 1950) |
| 87092 | August 1 | Death | 2014 – Michael Johns, Australian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1978) |
| 87093 | August 1 | Death | 2014 – Jan Roar Leikvoll, Norwegian author (b. 1974) |
| 87094 | August 1 | Death | 2014 – Charles T. Payne, American soldier (b. 1925) |
| 87095 | August 1 | Death | 2014 – Mike Smith, English radio and television host (b. 1955) |
| 87096 | August 1 | Death | 2015 – Stephan Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager (b. 1968) |
| 87097 | August 1 | Death | 2015 – Cilla Black, English singer and actress (b. 1943) |
| 87098 | August 1 | Death | 2015 – Bernard d'Espagnat, French physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1921) |
| 87099 | August 1 | Death | 2015 – Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (b. 1939) |
| 87100 | August 1 | Death | 2015 – Hong Yuanshuo, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1948) |
| 87101 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Armed Forces Day (Lebanon) |
| 87102 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China) |
| 87103 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan) |
| 87104 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Celebration of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which ended the slavery in the British Empire, generally celebrated as a part of Carnival, as the Caribbean Carnival takes place at this time (British West Indies):Earliest day on which Caribana celebration ca |
| 87105 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)Alphonsus Maria de' LiguoriÆthelwold of WinchesterBernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)Blessed Gerhard HirschfelderEusebius of VercelliExuperius of BayeuxFelix of GironaPeter Apostle in ChainsP |
| 87106 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which August Bank Holiday (Ireland) can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August. |
| 87107 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Civic Holiday can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Canada) |
| 87108 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Commerce Day, or Frídagur verslunarmanna, can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Iceland) |
| 87109 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Farmers' Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Zambia) |
| 87110 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which International Beer Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Friday of August. |
| 87111 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which International Friendship Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Sunday of August. |
| 87112 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Kadooment Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August (Barbados) |
| 87113 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Labor Day (Samoa) can fall, while August 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday of August (Samoa) |
| 87114 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Feast of Kamál (Perfection) First day of the eighth month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith) |
| 87115 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Minden Day (United Kingdom) |
| 87116 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960. |
| 87117 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291. |
| 87118 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga) |
| 87119 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| 87120 | August 1 | Holiday and observance | Statehood Day (Colorado) |