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).
Famous Birthdays on August in 1817
3rd » Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)
14th » Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)
25th » Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (d. 1898)
Famous Deaths for August 1817
7th » Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
31st » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador or Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)