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, 1778
Day of Week 21st » American Revolutionary War: British forces Siege of Pondicherry (1778) known as begin besieging the French outpost at Puducherry known as Pondichéry.
Day of Week 26th » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
Day of Week 29th » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1778
11th » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)
22nd » James Kirke Paulding, American politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)
Famous Deaths for August 1778
4th » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
5th » Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)
12th » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)