AUGUST
1 – 75 years since the birth of historian Anvar Baitur (1938–1991), a Chinese Kyrgyz
2 – 65 years since the birth of corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan, Doctor of Technical Sciences U. N. Birimkulov (1948)
4 – Day of Railway Workers of Kyrgyzstan
– Day of Remembrance of the 1916 Uprising
5 – 115 years since the birth of V. I. Lebedev-Kumach (1898–1949), a Russian poet-songwriter
6 – Hiroshima Day. International Day for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
9 – International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
11 – Builder's Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
13 – 70 years ago, the solemn opening of the Kyrgyz branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences took place (1943) (now the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic)
15 – 90 years since the birth of Sh. Usubaliev (1923–2006), writer, honored figure of culture of Kyrgyzstan
18 – Day of Military Aviation of the Kyrgyz Republic
19 – 155 years since the birth of Emily Brontë (1818–1848), English writer
– 155 years since the birth of the famous Russian artist S. A. Korovin (1858–1908)
21 – 100 years since the birth of V. S. Rozov (1913–1994), Russian playwright
24 – Day of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
25 – Day of Workers of the Coal Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic
– 95 years since the birth of S. Bolekbai (1918–1984), Kyrgyz writer, satirist, translator
– 95 years since the birth of L. Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor, composer, pianist
26 – 100 years since the birth of A. B. Chakovsky (1913–1994), Russian writer
27 – Day of Sports Workers and Physical Culture Workers
28 – 105 years since the birth of S. I. Ilyasov (1908–1987), historian, laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz SSR in the field of science and technology
– 75 years since the birth of A. Stamov (1938–2010), people's writer, laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan, honored figure of culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
30 – Day of the Archivist of Kyrgyzstan
31 – Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
In 2013, the following anniversaries are celebrated:
– 145 years since the development of the Suluktinskoye (1868) and 115 years since the development of the Kyzyl-Kiy coal deposits (1898)
– 95 years since the birth of Nurkamal Zhetykashkayeva (1918–1952), Kyrgyz poetess
– 85 years since the birth of Doctor of Medical Sciences, honored figure of health care of the Kyrgyz Republic A. Zh. Jumaliev (1928)
– 80 years since the birth of Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, honored figure of science B. Kasymbekov (1933)
– 150 years since the birth of the famous manaschi Omur uulu Choyuke (1863–1925)
August is the last month of summer. The heat subsides, the grains ripen, the harvest season approaches, and nature generously bestows fruits and vegetables. August got its name from the Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus.
The ancient Russian names for the month are serpenty, khlebosol, pripasikha, soberikha. In ancient times, the Kyrgyz called it bash oona.
