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, 1832
Day of Week 27th » Black Hawk (Sauk leader) known as Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk people named Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1832
3rd » Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)
16th » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)
Famous Deaths for August 1832
24th » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)