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, 1639
Day of Week 22nd » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the East India Company e.g British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
Famous Deaths for August 1639
4th » Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581)
7th » Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
20th » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)