The August Birthstones are the Peridot and Sardonyx. The peridot symbolizes strength. It is sometimes called the evening emerald for its light green color. It was once believed that the green peridot crystals found in volcanic ashes were the tears of the volcano goddess Pele. When set in gold, this gem was said to protect the wearer from nightmares. Peridot is called the traditional birthstone of August. Sardonyx is considered the secondary birthstone of August.
August Zodiac Signs
Month of August Zodiac Signs are Leo(until August 22) and Virgo(from August 23 onwards).
Leo (July 23 - August 21) Like the ruler of the jungle Leos are natural born leaders. Main qualities that make a great leader are being brave and headstrong. However Leos also can be loving and generous. To combine these qualities and finding balance is of great importance to Leos. Leos are compatible with: other Leo as well as Libra, Sagittarius, Cancer, and Gemini.
Virgo (August 22 - September 22) People born into the star sign Virgo are perfectionists. Having a goog memorie and great social instincts are big qualities of Virgo. Organization and planning comes very easy to Virgos. This is also the reason why working in teams as a project manager or even a normal team member feels like a great time to them. Virgo are compatible with: other Virgos as well as Scorpio, Capricorn, Taurus and Cancer.
August Birth Flowers
Month of August flower is the Gladiolus or Sword Lily. It blooms in a variety of colours like red, pink, white, yellow and orange. This birth flower stands for sincerity and symbolises strength of character. With Gladiolus, the recipient's heart is being pierced with love. The other August flower is the poppy. A red poppy signifies pleasure, a white poppy is given for consolation, and a yellow poppy wishes wealth and success.
Strength, Moral Integrity, Remembrance and Infatuation. This long lasting August Birth Flower Gladiolus comes in a variety of colours.
Historical Events for August, 1944
1st » World War II: the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazism e.g Nazi occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
2nd » ASNOM: birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia) known as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia.
2nd » World War II: The Convoy HX 300 named largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
4th » The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jews known as Jewish Diary named diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.
5th » World War II: Possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese people Japanese Prisoner of war POWs Cowra breakout attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
5th » World War II: Poland Polish insurgents liberate a Germany German labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jews Jewish prisoners.
5th » World War II: The Nazis begin a Wola massacre named week-long massacre of anywhere between 40,000 and 100,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
6th » The Warsaw Uprising occurs on August 1. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Krakow are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the Krakow Uprising (1944) named Krakow Uprising, that was planned but never carried out.
7th » IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
9th » The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
9th » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions,
10th » World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.
10th » World War II: The Battle of Narva (1944) Battle of Narva ends with a combined Germany German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet Union Soviet troops.
12th » Nazi Germany known as Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people were killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.
12th » Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazism or Nazis by French forces.
15th » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
19th » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against Nazi Germany called German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
20th » World War II: KLB Club or 168 captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
20th » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
21st » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
21st » World War II: Canada Canadian and Poland Polish units Operation Tractable capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
22nd » World War II: Romania is captured by the Soviet Union.
22nd » World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces
23rd » World War II: Marseille is Liberation of Marseille known as liberated by the Allies.
23rd » Freckleton Air Disaster A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England killing 61 people.
24th » World War II: Allied troops begin Liberation of Paris named the attack on Paris.
25th » World War II: Liberation of Paris or Paris is liberated by the Allies of World War II e.g Allies.
26th » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
28th » World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
29th » Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovaks named Slovak troops turn against the Nazism called Nazis.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1944
1st » Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian banker and politician (d. 1998)
1st » Andrew G. Vajna, Hungarian-American film producer
2nd » Jim Capaldi, English drummer and songwriter (Traffic (band) e.g Traffic) (d. 2005)
2nd » Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player