| Day | Year | Historical dates of Cuba in the month of August |
| 1 | 1828 | Beginning of the colonization of the Isle of Pinetrees (current Island of Youth). |
| 1958 | Assassination in “El Principe” penitentiary of revolutionary combatants Vicente Ponce Carrasco, Reinaldo Gutierrez and Roberto de la Rosa. |
| 3 | 1895 | First edition of “El Cubano Libre”, directed by Antonio Maceo. |
| 4 | 1839 | Birth in Holguin of patriot Calixto Garcia. |
| 1852 | Birth of Claudio Brindis de Salas, called the “Black Paganini.” |
| 1994 | Antisocial hoodlums tried to kidnap a passenger boat in Havana Bay in order to migrate to the USA. In the attempt, they murdered police agent, underlieutenant Humberto Lamoth Caballero. |
| 5 | 1555 | Pirate Jacques de Sores landed in Havana and plundered the city. |
| 1994 | Groups of delinquents, spurred by Yankee propaganda, caused antisocial riots in Havana, seeking to migrate to the USA. The people, led by our Commander in Chief, managed to disarticulate the riots without using force. Day of Loyalty to the Homeland. |
| 6 | 1960 | Nationalization of 26 US firms, including the Electricity Company. |
| 7 | 1925 | Foundation of Cuban Workers Confederation. |
| 8 | 1898 | Resignation of General Calixto García in an unforgettable letter. |
| 11 | 1888 | Death of the illustrious agronomist Alvaro Reynoso. |
| 1966 | Foundation of the Continental Organization of Latin American Students (OCLAE in Spanish). |
| 12 | 1933 | A general strike toppled dictator Gerardo Machado. |
| 13 | 1957 | The tyranny murdered brothers Luis and Sergio Saiz y Montes de Oca. |
| 14 | 1762 | Beginning of British rule over Havana. |
| 16 | 1814 | Birth in Matanzas of poet Jose Jacinto Milanes. |
| 1925 | Foundation of Cuban Communist Party. |
| 1951 | Death of Eduardo Chibas, founder of the Orthodox Party. |
| 17 | 1870 | Execution in Santiago de Cuba of the author of Cuban national anthem “Perucho” Figueredo. |
| 19 | 1823 | Conspiracy “Rayos y Soles de Bolivar” was aborted. |
| 1915 | Death of Cuban scientist Dr. Carlos J. Finlay. He discovered the infection agent of the Yellow Fever: the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. |
| 21 | 1871 | Execution in La Cabaña of poet Juan Clemente Zenea. |
| 1958 | Commander Fidel Castro signed the order for the invasion of Las Villas in Sierra Maestra Mountain Range. |
| 23 | 1960 | Foundation of Cuban Women Federation. |
| 24 | 1878 | Paper money circulated in Cuba for the first time. |
| 26 | 1879 | Beginning of “La Guerra Chiquita.” |
| 31 | 1895 | The mambi army, under Antonio Maceo´s command, fought the battle of Sao del Indio. |
| 1958 | Beginning of East to West invasion, under the command of Camilo Cienfuegos and Ernesto Che Guevara, the unforgettable Commanders. |
| | (Translated by: Pedro A. Fanego) |
