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, 1836
Day of Week 30th » The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen
Famous Birthdays on August in 1836
11th » Warren Brown (politician) e.g Warren Brown, American historian and politician (d. 1919)
22nd » Archibald Willard, American painter (d. 1918)