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, 1784
Day of Week 17th » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 Spanish real named reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
Day of Week 23rd » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of State of Franklin called Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
Famous Deaths for August 1784
10th » Allan Ramsay (artist) known as Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (b. 1713)
14th » Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter (b. 1718)
28th » JunÃpero Serra, Spanish-American priest and missionary (b. 1713)