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, 1912
Day of Week 6th » The Progressive Party (United States, 1912) called Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
Day of Week 14th » United States Marine Corps called U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
Day of Week 25th » The Kuomintang, the China known as Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1912
1st » Henry Jones (actor) e.g Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)
2nd » Ann Dvorak, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
2nd » Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
2nd » Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
2nd » Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist (d. 2001)
4th » Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999)
4th » David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)
4th » Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947)
5th » Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
6th » Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)