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, 1920
Day of Week 13th » Polish–Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw (1920) known as Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
Day of Week 15th » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw (1920) e.g Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
Day of Week 16th » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being D
16th » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
16th » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin (1920) known as Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
Day of Week 20th » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ (AM) named WWJ), begins operations in Detroit e.g Detroit, Michigan.
Day of Week 26th » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution e.g 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
Day of Week 31st » Polish-Bolshevik War: A decisive Poland e.g Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
31st » The first radio news program is broadcast by WWJ (AM) called 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1920
1st » Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (d. 1992)
1st » Jeffrey Segal, English actor
2nd » Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
2nd » Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
3rd » Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (d. 2012)
3rd » P. D. James, English author
3rd » Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)
3rd » Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013)
4th » Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
5th » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
6th » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
6th » John Graves (author) known as John Graves, American author (d. 2013)
6th » Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
8th » Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
8th » Carol Lambrino, Romanian son of Carol II of Romania (d. 2006)
8th » Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (d. 1997)
9th » Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)
9th » Francis Lynch, American politician (d. 1993)
10th » Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
11th » Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)