8 August is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years). There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events[]
- 1993: Harry Potter enjoys his "strange new freedom" at Diagon Alley. He eats breakfast in the Leaky Cauldron and after breakfast, spends the long sunny days exploring the shops and eating on the pavement cafés. Florean Fortescue helps him with his History of Magic homework and gives him free sundaes every half an hour.
Behind the scenes[]
Katie Leung
- 1957: Hozumi Gōda was born.
- 1982: Natsuko Yakumaru was born.
- 1987: Katie Leung, who plays Cho Chang, was born.
- 2012: Christopher Whittingham, who played a Ministry wizard in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire died.
- 2023: Actor Barry Huckfield, who played a Muggle in the last two Harry Potter films, dies of motor neurone disease at the age of 53.
