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, 1979
Day of Week 5th » In Afghanistan, Afghanistan Liberation Organization called Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.
Day of Week 7th » 1979 Woodstock, Ontario tornado or Several tornadoes strike the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
Day of Week 11th » Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukraine called Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
Day of Week 13th » The roof of the uncompleted Allstate Arena named Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, collapses, killing five workers and injuring 16.
Day of Week 21st » Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States.
Day of Week 27th » A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma or Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army so
Day of Week 28th » An Provisional Irish Republican Army e.g IRA bomb explodes at the Grote Markt (Brussels) named Grote Markt in Brussels.