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, 1816
Day of Week 14th » The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering them from the British Cape Colony called Cape Colony in South Africa.
Day of Week 24th » The Treaty of St. Louis 1816 - Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi named Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1816
21st » Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic (d. 1856)
Famous Deaths for August 1816
9th » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)