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).
Famous Birthdays on August in 1637
16th » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (d. 1706)
27th » Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd List of Proprietors of Maryland e.g Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)
Famous Deaths for August 1637
6th » Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)