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, 1965
Day of Week 4th » The Politics of the Cook Islands Constitution e.g Constitution of Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
Day of Week 5th » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
Day of Week 6th » President of the United States e.g US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into Law of the United States named law.
Day of Week 9th » Singapore is History of the Republic of Singapore Independence of Singapore named expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
9th » A fire at a LGM-25C Titan II or Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.
Day of Week 11th » Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts, Los Angeles named Watts area of Los Angeles called Los Angeles, California.
Day of Week 18th » Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins United States Marine Corps known as United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
Day of Week 19th » Prime Minister of Japan or Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
Day of Week 29th » The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic ocean.
Day of Week 31st » The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft makes its first flight.