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).
Famous Birthdays on August in 1865
2nd » Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)
2nd » John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)
4th » Gus Kempis, South African cricketer (d. 1890)
10th » Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1936)
14th » Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1952)
15th » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (d. 1926)
20th » Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911)
26th » Arthur James Arnot, Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station (d. 1946)
27th » James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)
27th » Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
Famous Deaths for August 1865
12th » William Hooker (botanist) called William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (b. 1785)