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, 1780
Day of Week 16th » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1780
29th » Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (d. 1867)
Famous Deaths for August 1780
3rd » Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (b. 1715)
29th » Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed Panthéon, Paris e.g The Panthéon (b. 1713)