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, 1789
Day of Week 4th » In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their Law of Privilege called privileges.
Day of Week 7th » The United States Department of War is established.
Day of Week 26th » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
Day of Week 28th » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1789
21st » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (d. 1857)