| 89911 | August 8 | Death | 2008 – Leonard Pagliero, English pilot and dog breeder (b. 1913) |
| 89912 | August 8 | Death | 2009 – Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (b. 1983) |
| 89913 | August 8 | Death | 2010 – Patricia Neal, American actress (b. 1926) |
| 89914 | August 8 | Death | 2012 – Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, German-American physicist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 89915 | August 8 | Death | 2012 – Ruth Etchells, English poet and academic (b. 1931) |
| 89916 | August 8 | Death | 2012 – Sancho Gracia, Spanish actor (b. 1936) |
| 89917 | August 8 | Death | 2012 – Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1944) |
| 89918 | August 8 | Death | 2012 – Kurt Maetzig, German director and screenwriter (b. 1911) |
| 89919 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Karen Black, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1939) |
| 89920 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Johannes Bluyssen, Dutch bishop (b. 1926) |
| 89921 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Fernando Castro Pacheco, Mexican painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1918) |
| 89922 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Jack Clement, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931) |
| 89923 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (b. 1985) |
| 89924 | August 8 | Death | 2013 – Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (b. 1922) |
| 89925 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (b. 1929) |
| 89926 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Charles Keating, English-American actor (b. 1941) |
| 89927 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Leonardo Legaspi, Filipino archbishop (b. 1935) |
| 89928 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Danny Murphy, American actor (b. 1955) |
| 89929 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (b. 1929) |
| 89930 | August 8 | Death | 2014 – Red Wilson, American football and baseball player (b. 1929) |
| 89931 | August 8 | Death | 2015 – Christopher Marshall, English physician and biologist (b. 1948) |
| 89932 | August 8 | Death | 2015 – Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925) |
| 89933 | August 8 | Death | 2015 – Sean Price, American rapper and producer (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah) (b. 1972) |
| 89934 | August 8 | Death | 2015 – Sam S. Walker, American general (b. 1925) |
| 89935 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Christian Feast Day:CyriacusDominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.HormisdasLargusMary MacKillopSmaragdus (and companions)August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
| 89936 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Argentina) |
| 89937 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Defence Forces Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest celebrated on the second Tuesday in August. (Zimbabwe) |
| 89938 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Father's Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Brazil, Samoa) |
| 89939 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan) |
| 89940 | August 8 | Holiday and observance | Ceasefire Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) |