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, 1755
Day of Week 10th » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence (British Army officer) called Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to Expulsion of the Acadians known as forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1755
4th » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier and painter (d. 1805)