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, 1896
Day of Week 16th » Keish known as Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
Day of Week 23rd » Officially recognised date of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the start of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila (actual date and location is disputed).
Day of Week 27th » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
Day of Week 30th » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines known as Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1896
2nd » Gustav Ernesaks (weightlifter) called Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1932)
2nd » Lorenzo Herrera, Venezuelan singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
3rd » Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1997))
8th » Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author (d. 1953)
9th » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)
9th » Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)