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, 1814
Day of Week 9th » Indian Wars: the Muscogee (Creek) or Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state) called Georgia.
Day of Week 13th » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the Dutch Republic United Provinces, is signed in London London, England.
Day of Week 24th » British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the United States Capitol or Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1814
8th » Esther Hobart Morris, American jurist (d. 1902)
10th » Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (d. 1890)
13th » Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (d. 1874)
23rd » James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (d. 1877)