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, 1922
Day of Week 2nd » A 1922 Swatow typhoon known as typhoon hits Shantou, Taiwan or Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
Day of Week 22nd » Michael Collins (Irish leader) known as Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead during an Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) known as Anti-Treaty ambush at Béal na Bláth, County Cork, during the Irish Civil War.
Day of Week 27th » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) called Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean Region or Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
Day of Week 29th » The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WNBC (AM) known as WEAF-AM in New York City.
Day of Week 30th » Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) e.g Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").
Famous Birthdays on August in 1922
1st » Arthur Hill (actor) or Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)
2nd » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
2nd » Gábor Agárdy, Hungarian actor (d. 2006)
3rd » John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013)
4th » Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (d. 2012)
22nd » Roberto Aizenberg, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
22nd » Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)
22nd » Harishankar Parsai, Indian author (d. 1995)
22nd » Micheline Presle, French actress
23rd » Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (d. 2007)
23rd » Jean Darling, American actress and singer
23rd » Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter (d. 2011)
23rd » George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
24th » René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
24th » Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
26th » Irving R. Levine, American journalist (d. 2009)
27th » Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands or Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)
29th » Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
29th » John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)
12th » Arthur Griffith, Irish politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
22nd » Michael Collins (Irish leader) e.g Michael Collins, Irish politician, 2nd Minister for Finance (Ireland) called Minister of Finance for Ireland (b. 1890)