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, 1498
Day of Week 1st » Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
Day of Week 17th » Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the Cardinal (Catholicism) or cardinalate. On the same day, the French King Louis XII names him Duke of Valentinois.
Day of Week 26th » Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà (Michelangelo) named Pietà .
Day of Week 29th » Vasco da Gama decides to depart Kozhikode called Calicut and return to Kingdom of Portugal.