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, 1916
Day of Week 2nd » World War I: Austria-Hungary Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italy Italian battleship 'Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci' in Taranto.
Day of Week 5th » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman Empire or Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retre
Day of Week 14th » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I.
Day of Week 25th » The United States National Park Service is created.
Day of Week 27th » The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allies of World War I or Allied nations.
Day of Week 28th » World War I: Germany declares war on Kingdom of Romania e.g Romania.
28th » World War I: Kingdom of Italy e.g Italy declares war on Germany.
Day of Week 29th » The United States passes the Jones Law (Philippines) named Philippine Autonomy Act.