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, 1819
Day of Week 6th » Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
Day of Week 7th » Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1819
1st » Herman Melville, American author and poet (d. 1891)
13th » Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
18th » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876) e.g Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1876)
19th » Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)
26th » Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)
Famous Deaths for August 1819
3rd » Simon Knéfacz, Croatian monk and author (b. 1752)
23rd » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
25th » James Watt, Scottish-English engineer (b. 1736)