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, 1842
Day of Week 1st » The Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Day of Week 9th » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
Day of Week 14th » American Indian Wars: Seminole Wars known as Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
Day of Week 29th » Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1842
16th » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)
29th » Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (d. 1907)
31st » Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)
Famous Deaths for August 1842
18th » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)