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, 1843
Day of Week 15th » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu or Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Catholic Church or Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
15th » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1843
1st » Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)
5th » James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)
19th » C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (d. 1921)
23rd » William Southam, Canadian publisher (d. 1932)
29th » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910)
31st » Georg von Hertling, Bavarian politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919)