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, 1824
Day of Week 4th » The Battle of Kos is fought between Ottoman Empire named Turkish and Greece called Greek forces.
Day of Week 5th » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos (1824) named Battle of Samos.
Day of Week 15th » The Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette or Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States or tour of 24 states.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1824
8th » Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse and by Rhine) known as Maria Alexandrovna, German-Russian wife of Alexander II of Russia (d. 1880)
15th » John Chisum, American businessman (d. 1884)
24th » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)