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, 1809
Day of Week 10th » Quito, now the Capital city e.g capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1809
1st » William B. Travis, American colonel and lawyer (d. 1836)
6th » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and author (d. 1892)
10th » John Kirk Townsend, American ornithologist and explorer (d. 1851)
27th » Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
29th » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and author (d. 1894)
Famous Deaths for August 1809
12th » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
18th » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)