Chinese Calendar of August 1959

Holiday	Solar Date	Lunar Date
Army Day(建军节)	August 01, 1959	June 27, 1959
Double Seventh Festival (七夕情人节)	August 10, 1959	July 7, 1959
Ghost Festival (中元节)	August 18, 1959	July 15, 1959

Solar Term	Solar Date	Lunar Date
Autumn Begins (Lìqīu, 立秋)	August 08, 1959	July 5, 1959
Limit of Heat (Chúshǔ, 处暑)	August 24, 1959	July 21, 1959

Earvin Magic Johnson [Basketball Player] - Hall of Fame NBA player was diagnosed HIV positive in 1991
Rosanna Arquette [Actress] - "Desperately Seeking Susan" star came from a show-biz family
Stan Van Gundy [Coach] - Longtime NBA coach for the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, took the Magic to the finals but lost to the Lakers.

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