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, 1879
Day of Week 21st » The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly Marian apparition or appears at Knock Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland.
Day of Week 28th » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulu people named Zulus, is captured by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or British.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1879
5th » Wladimir Aïtoff, French rugby player (d. 1963)
7th » Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (d. 1931)
8th » Bob Smith (doctor) called Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)
8th » Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (d. 1919)
13th » John Ireland (composer) e.g John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962)
15th » Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
18th » Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)
20th » William Twaits (soccer) called William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (d. 1941)
21st » Claude Grahame-White, English pilot (d. 1959)
31st » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and painter (d. 1964)