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, 1925
Day of Week 5th » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
Day of Week 9th » A Kakori train robbery called train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
Famous Birthdays on August in 1925
1st » Ernst Jandl, Austrian poet and author (d. 2000)
2nd » K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
2nd » John Dexter, English director (d. 1990)
2nd » John McCormack (ice hockey) known as John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player
2nd » Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
3rd » Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager
6th » Barbara Bates, American actress and singer (d. 1969)
7th » Felice and Boudleaux Bryant named Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)
7th » M. S. Swaminathan, Indian geneticist and academic
8th » Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina called President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2003)
8th » Ginny Tyler, American voice actress and singer (d. 2012)
9th » David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)
10th » George Cooper (British Army officer) known as George Cooper, English general
11th » Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
11th » Arlene Dahl, American actress and singer
11th » Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)
12th » Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas
12th » Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)
12th » Donald Justice, American poet and educator (d. 2004)
12th » Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004)
12th » Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975)
12th » George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006)
13th » Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (d. 2005)
14th » Russell Baker, American journalist and author