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 1741
23rd » Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (d. 1788)
25th » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
31st » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816)
Famous Deaths for August 1741
4th » Andrew Hamilton (lawyer) or Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
31st » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)