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, 2014
Day of Week 9th » Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was Shooting of Michael Brown shot and killed by a Ferguson Police Department (Missouri) Ferguson police officer, sparking 2014 Ferguson, Missouri unrest protests and unres
Day of Week 16th » The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics open in the Chinese city of Nanjing.
Day of Week 24th » A 6.0 magnitude 2014 South Napa earthquake called earthquake strikes Napa, California, in the northern San Francisco Bay area, It was the largest earthquake to strike northern California since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Day of Week 31st » The Fappening Celeberties icloud accounts were hacked and photos were being spread across the internet.
Famous Deaths for August 2014
1st » Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
1st » Jan Roar Leikvoll, Norwegian author (b. 1974)
1st » Mike Smith (presenter) named Mike Smith, English radio and television host (b. 1955)
2nd » Ed Joyce (journalist) or Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932)
2nd » Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938)
2nd » Barbara Prammer, Austrian politician (b. 1954)
2nd » James Thompson (author) or James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964)
2nd » Pete van Wieren, American sportscaster (b. 1944)