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, 1851
Day of Week 12th » Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1851
13th » Felix Adler (professor) or Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and educator (d. 1933)
14th » Yannoulis Chalepas, Greek sculptor (d. 1938)
14th » Doc Holliday, American dentist (d. 1887)
24th » Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer (d. 1924)
Famous Deaths for August 1851
1st » William Joseph Behr, German publicist (b. 1775)
11th » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
12th » John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, English-Indian lawyer and activist (b. 1801)