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, 1986
Day of Week 6th » A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney called Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Day of Week 20th » In Edmond, Oklahoma, United States Postal Service e.g U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.
Day of Week 21st » Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcano or volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
Day of Week 31st » Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper Cherokee named Piper PA-28 over Cerritos, California named Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
31st » The Soviet Union Soviet passenger liner Ship Admiral Nakhimov ship 6 sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier 'Pyotr Vasev', killing 423.