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, 1994
Day of Week 12th » Major League Baseball players go on 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike e.g strike. This will force the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Day of Week 14th » Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
Day of Week 23rd » Eugene Bullard, the only black pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
Day of Week 24th » Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the palestinian people called Palestinians on the West Bank.
Day of Week 31st » The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1994
1st » Sergeal Petersen, South African rugby player
1st » Ayaka Wada, Japanese singer (S/mileage, Hello Pro Kenshūsei, and Shugo Chara Egg!)