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, 1779
Day of Week 13th » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1779
1st » Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1843)
1st » Lorenz Oken, German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (d. 1851)
7th » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)
7th » Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (d. 1859)
20th » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)
Famous Deaths for August 1779
24th » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)