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, 1852
Day of Week 3rd » Harvard University wins the first Harvard–Yale Regatta e.g Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
Day of Week 21st » Tlingit people e.g Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1852
12th » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (d. 1890)
23rd » Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (d. 1913)
23rd » Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (d. 1883)
Famous Deaths for August 1852
15th » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)