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, 1895
Day of Week 19th » American Frontier murderer and outlaw John Wesley Hardin is killed by an off-duty policeman in a bar (establishment) or saloon in El Paso, Texas.
Day of Week 31st » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his 'Zeppelin or Navigable Balloon'.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1895
2nd » Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)
3rd » Neva Morris, American super-centenarian (d. 2010)
3rd » Marguerite Nichols, American actress (d. 1941)
6th » Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1963)