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, 1867
Day of Week 28th » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1867
2nd » Ernest Dowson, English author and poet (d. 1900)
3rd » Stanley Baldwin, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1947)
4th » Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1918)