by Hla Min
Updated : May 2025
Video Broadcast on August 26, 2020
Background
- 8th month of Gregorian Calendar
- Named after Augustus Caesar
Added an extra day to the month to match that of July (named after Julius Caesar)
Celebrations in August
Birthdays
- On behalf of RIT Alumni International, Maurice Chee organized a Soon Kway in 2016 at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay, to celebrate my birthday and to give me an Appreciation Award.

- Ko Patrick Thein Naing, Ko Myint Swe and several others would host Lunch Gatherings for August-born (Including Daw Mu Mu Kin, spouse of Saya Allen Htay).

- Celebrated my Myee (Chit Sa Noe) ‘s birthday at selected places (including Pismo Beach).

- Several relatives (including two sisters) are August-born.
Deaths
- Sayadaw U Silananda
- My father-in-law
- My brother-in-law
Other Notable Events
- 8-8-88
Leave a comment