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, 2007
Day of Week 1st » The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis known as Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour.
Day of Week 3rd » Former Deputy Director of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional called Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
Day of Week 12th » The bulk carrier MV known as New Flame collides with the oil tanker 'Torm Gertrud' at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, ending up partially submerged.
Day of Week 14th » The 2007 Yazidi communities bombings called Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 796 people.
Day of Week 15th » An 2007 Peru earthquake called 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica Region e.g Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.
Day of Week 22nd » The Texas Rangers (baseball) named Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.
22nd » The Storm botnet, a botnet created by the Storm Worm, sends out a record 57 million e-mails in one day
Day of Week 29th » 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: Six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.
Famous Deaths for August 2007
1st » Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter and banjo player (The Clancy Brothers and Makem and Clancy) (b. 1932)
2nd » Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950)
7th » Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (b. 1931)
7th » Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman, founded Tait Communications (b. 1919)
8th » Ma Lik, Chinese journalist and politician (b. 1952)
8th » Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
10th » Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1925)
10th » James E. Faust, American religious leader and lawyer (b. 1920)
10th » Tony Wilson, English journalist (b. 1950)
12th » Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) known as Wheel of Fortune' (b. 1925)
12th » Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (b. 1963)
13th » Brian Adams (wrestler) named Brian Adams, American wrestler (b. 1964)
13th » Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (b. 1902)
13th » Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1893)
13th » Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)