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, 1990
Day of Week 2nd » Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
Day of Week 8th » Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
Day of Week 10th » The Magellan (spacecraft) known as Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
10th » More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops.
Day of Week 12th » Sue (dinosaur) or Sue, the largest and most complete 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.
Day of Week 23rd » Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western world called Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
23rd » Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
23rd » West Germany and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.
Day of Week 28th » Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest Provinces of Iraq known as province.
28th » 1990 Plainfield tornado An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield, Illinois Plainfield and Joliet, Illinois Joliet, killing 29 people.