August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
Historical Events for August, 1192
Day of Week 1st » Richard I of England e.g Richard the Lionheart landed on Jaffa and defeated the army of Saladin
Day of Week 21st » Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes Shogun or Seii Tai ShÅgun and the 'de facto' ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese calendar e.g Japanese date: July 12, 1192)