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, 1572
Day of Week 18th » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry IV of France Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestantism Protestants and Catholic Church Catholics.
Famous Deaths for August 1572
20th » Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)
22nd » Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)
24th » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (b. 1519)
24th » Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
26th » Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)