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, 1812
Day of Week 11th » Peninsular War: French troops engage United Kingdom e.g British-Portugal named Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
Day of Week 15th » War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago called Chicago, Illinois.
Day of Week 16th » War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Shelby (Michigan) known as Fort Detroit Siege of Detroit called without a fight to the British Army.
Day of Week 19th » War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere 1806 6 off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
Day of Week 24th » Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or British, and Kingdom of Portugal called Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1812
27th » Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)