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, 1845
Day of Week 6th » The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Day of Week 28th » The first issue of 'Scientific American' magazine is published.
26th » Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
27th » Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) known as Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava) called Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914)
27th » Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)