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, 1917
Day of Week 6th » World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
Day of Week 18th » A Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 or Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
Day of Week 28th » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
Day of Week 30th » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn Thái Nguyên uprising named mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1917
3rd » Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995)
4th » John Fitch (racing driver) e.g John Fitch, American race car driver (d. 2012)
6th » Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
6th » Robert Mitchum, American actor and singer (d. 1997)
6th » Edward Jewesbury, English actor (d. 2002)
7th » Budd Lynch, Canadian-American sportscaster (d. 2012)
12th » Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (d. 2008)
13th » Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
15th » Jack Lynch, Irish politician, 5th Taoiseach called Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999)
15th » Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)
16th » Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)
16th » Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)
18th » Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006)
21st » Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d.2008)
22nd » John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
23rd » Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
24th » Dennis James, American game show host and actor (d. 1997)
25th » Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
25th » Lisbeth Movin, Danish actress and director (d. 2011)
25th » Lou van Burg, Dutch-German singer and game show host (d. 1986)
27th » Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)
28th » Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (d. 1994)