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).
Day of Week 31st » War of the First Coalition: The British Capture of Trincomalee (1795) or capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
Famous Deaths for August 1795
1st » Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735)
4th » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)