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, 1792
Day of Week 10th » French Revolution: 10 August (French Revolution) known as Storming of the Tuileries Palace – Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
Day of Week 13th » King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
Day of Week 16th » Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Paris Commune (French Revolution) Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly (France) Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a Revolutionary Tribunal revolutionary tribunal.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1792
4th » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1822)