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, 2005
Day of Week 3rd » Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.
Day of Week 14th » Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.
Day of Week 17th » Over 500 bombs are 2005 Bangladesh bombings known as set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
Day of Week 18th » A 2005 Java–Bali blackout named massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the List of major power outages Largest called one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
Day of Week 19th » The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
19th » Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005 e.g A series of strong storms lashes Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its Greater Toronto Area called surrounding communities. I
Day of Week 29th » Hurricane Katrina Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans e.g devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage.
Day of Week 31st » A Baghdad bridge stampede named stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people.
Famous Birthdays on August in 2005
9th » Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008)
19th » Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch actor (b. 1918)
19th » Mo Mowlam, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)
20th » Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
20th » Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (Vader (band) Vader, Dies Irae (band) Dies Irae, Hunter (band) Hunter, and Sweet Noise) (b. 1970)