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, 1969
Day of Week 4th » Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
Day of Week 5th » Mariner program: 'Mariner 6 and 7 e.g Mariner 7' makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
Day of Week 8th » At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album 'Abbey Road'.
Day of Week 12th » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry e.g Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
Day of Week 13th » The 'Apollo 11' astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City New York, New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Free
Day of Week 14th » Operation Banner: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland.
Day of Week 17th » Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Gulf Coast of the United States U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing United States dollar $1.42 billion in damage.
Day of Week 21st » An Australian, Denis Michael Rohan, sets the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire, a major catalyst of the formation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1969
1st » Andrei Borissov, Estonian footballer and manager
1st » Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player
1st » Graham Thorpe, English cricketer and journalist
1st » Stuart Wade, English actor
1st » David Wain, American actor, director, and screenwriter
2nd » Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer (Winds (band) Winds, Mayhem (band) Mayhem, and Arcturus (band) Arcturus)
2nd » Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
2nd » Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
2nd » Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist
3rd » Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach
4th » Mark Bickley, Australian footballer and coach
4th » Max Cavalera, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sepultura, Soulfly, Nailbomb, and Cavalera Conspiracy)
4th » Michael DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer