| General Information for August 8th 2015 |
| There are 1 public holidays today. |
| Day 220 of 2015 |
| 145 days left in 2015 |
| Week 32 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2010 - 2010 China floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people. |
| 1990 - Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. |
| 1967 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. |
| 1897- Prolific children's book author Enid Blyton is born on this date in East Dulwich, South London. |