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, 1807
Day of Week 29th » British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington called Arthur Wellesly defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1807
8th » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (d. 1892)
11th » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
Famous Deaths for August 1807
1st » John Walker (lexicographer) or John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1732)