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, 1786
Day of Week 8th » Mont Blanc on the France called French – Italy known as Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
Day of Week 11th » Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1786
17th » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)
17th » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)