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, 1803
Day of Week 31st » Lewis and Clark Expedition named Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 11 in the morning.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1803
3rd » Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)
13th » Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1869)
18th » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General (d. 1881)
25th » Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
27th » Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)