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, 1611
Day of Week 17th » Gaspar de Borja y Velasco is made a cardinal by Pope Paul V.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1611
18th » Marie Louise Gonzaga, French wife of John II Casimir Vasa (d. 1650)