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, 1859
Day of Week 16th » The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Lorraine called House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1859
4th » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
12th » Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author (d. 1929)
15th » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1931)