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, 1876
Day of Week 1st » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
Day of Week 8th » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
Day of Week 31st » Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1876
2nd » Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh or Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
2nd » Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
4th » Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1970)
5th » Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958)
29th » Kim Gu, South Korean politician, 6th Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea named President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
29th » Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)
Famous Deaths for August 1876
2nd » Wild Bill Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)