August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years); 145 days remain until the end of the year.
"If there is no justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
Born today
Emiliano Zapata, 1879, Mexican revolutionary
Observances
Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order
Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)