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, 1723
Day of Week 17th » Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes List of Major Archbishops of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia named Bishop of Făgăraş and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraş, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.
Famous Deaths for August 1723
10th » Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician (b. 1656)
17th » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
23rd » Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)
26th » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)