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, 986
Day of Week 17th » Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan – The First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarians under the Cometopuli dynasty Comitopuli Samuel of Bulgaria Samuel and Aron (noble) Aron defeat the Byzantine Empire Byzantine forces at the Gates of Trajan, w