Chinese Calendar of August 1949

Holiday	Solar Date	Lunar Date
Army Day(建军节)	August 01, 1949	July 7, 1949
Double Seventh Festival (七夕情人节)	August 01, 1949	July 7, 1949
Ghost Festival (中元节)	August 09, 1949	July 15, 1949

Solar Term	Solar Date	Lunar Date
Autumn Begins (Lìqīu, 立秋)	August 08, 1949	July 14, 1949
Limit of Heat (Chúshǔ, 处暑)	August 23, 1949	July 29, 1949

Gene Simmons [Musician] - Guitarist, singer, and founder of hard rock ban KISS
Philippe Petit [Reality Star] - Tightrope artist walked between the World Trade Towers (1974)
Richard Gere [Actor] - Handsome leading man in "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago"
Rick Springfield [Singer] - Rock star/actor on "General Hospital" and other shows

Event	Auspicious Days in August
Wedding	4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31
Moving House	4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 25, 26, 31
Marriage Engagement	2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 31
Child Birth/Cesarean	10, 11, 30
Grand Opening	4, 5, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31
Adopting Children	8, 24
Bed Installation	8, 9, 11, 18, 19
Break Ground	2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31
Build House	11, 14, 26
Sign Contract	7, 17, 18, 19, 29, 31
Business Trading (Purchasing Vehicles)	18, 29, 31
Decorating House	9, 11, 14, 18, 20, 26, 31
Travel	4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 20, 22, 25, 29
Haircut	8, 12, 13, 23
Funeral	2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30
Growing Plants	8, 12, 24
Stove Installation	6, 13, 19
House Cleaning	1, 2, 10, 11, 15, 20, 22, 23, 30, 31
Hunting	15, 18, 27
Installing a Door	14, 26, 31
Laying the Foundation Stone	9, 11, 14, 26, 30, 31
Meet Friend/Relative	12, 19, 20, 24
Pray for Good Luck	2, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 26, 29, 30
Residence Relocation	4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 18, 26, 29, 31
Sacrifice	2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27
Tear Down Building	3, 9, 16, 28, 31
Treatment/Surgery	18, 28