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Month August 1877 Calendar

About Month of August Calendar

  • 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, 1877

  • Day of Week 9th » Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole A small band of Nez Perce tribe called Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army
  • Day of Week 12th » Asaph Hall discovers the Mars Natural satellite e.g moon Deimos (moon) or Deimos.
  • Day of Week 18th » Asaph Hall discovers Mars e.g Martian moon Phobos (moon) known as Phobos.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1877

  • 1st » George Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English wrestler and strongman (d. 1968)
  • 5th » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)
  • 6th » Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (d. 1952)
  • 7th » Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949)
  • 10th » Frank Marshall (chess player) known as Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944)
  • 11th » Adolph M. Christianson, American judge (d. 1954)
  • 12th » Albert Bartha, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (d. 1960)
  • 13th » William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1934)
  • 15th » Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (d. 1941)
  • 16th » Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)
  • 17th » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)
  • 23rd » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic (d. 1959)
  • 27th » Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)
  • 27th » Ernst Wetter, Swiss politician (d. 1963)

Famous Deaths for August 1877

  • 3rd » William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
  • 5th » Gustav, Prince of Vasa (b. 1799)
  • 29th » Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1801)

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