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, 1948
Day of Week 3rd » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a Communism or communist and a Espionage known as spy for the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 10th » 'Candid Camera' makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as 'Candid Microphone'.
Day of Week 12th » USS Nevada BB-36 6 is struck from the naval record.
Day of Week 15th » The South Korea known as Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
Day of Week 18th » The Australian cricket team in England in 1948 Australian cricket team Fifth Test, 1948 Ashes series completed a 1948 Ashes series 4–0 Ashes series win over England cricket team England during their undefeated 'Invincibles' tour.
Day of Week 25th » The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1948
1st » Avi Arad, Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
1st » Cliff Branch, American football player
1st » David Gemmell, English author (d. 2006)
2nd » Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Amen Corner (band) e.g Amen Corner and Fair Weather)
2nd » Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
2nd » James Street (quarterback) or James Street, American football player (d. 2013)
2nd » Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
3rd » Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
4th » Johnny Grubb, American baseball player and coach
5th » Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager
5th » Barbara Flynn, English actress
5th » Carole Laure, Canadian actress and singer
6th » William McCrea (politician) known as William McCrea, Irish politician
7th » Marty Appel, American businessman and author
7th » Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
7th » Antonis Vardis, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
8th » Susan Himmelweit, English economist and academic
8th » Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut
9th » Bill Campbell (baseball) e.g Bill Campbell, American baseball player
11th » Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
11th » Jan Palach, Czech activist (d. 1969)
12th » Siddaramaiah, Indian politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka
12th » Sue Monk Kidd, American author
12th » Graham J. Zellick, English academic and jurist
13th » Kathleen Battle, American soprano and actress
13th » Scott Powell, American singer (Sha Na Na)
14th » Terry Adams (musician) called Terry Adams, American pianist and composer (NRBQ)
15th » Uschi Digard, Swedish porn actress and model
15th » Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
15th » George Ryton, Singaporean-English engineer
16th » Barry Hay, Indian-Dutch singer-songwriter (Golden Earring)
16th » Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager
16th » Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician
17th » Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)
17th » Rod MacDonald, American singer-songwriter
18th » James Jones (bishop) or James Jones, English bishop
18th » Joseph Marcell, St. Lucian-English actor
18th » John Scarlett, English intelligence officer
19th » Jim Carter (actor) or Jim Carter, English actor
19th » Tipper Gore, American author and photographer, co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center
19th » Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer