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 1785
15th » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (d. 1859)
23rd » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (d. 1819)
Famous Deaths for August 1785
17th » Jonathan Trumbull, American politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
20th » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
26th » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)