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, 1939
Day of Week 2nd » Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write Einstein–Szilárd letter named a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
Day of Week 15th » Thirteen Junkers Ju 87 named Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. There are no survivors.
Day of Week 23rd » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Kingdom of Romania named Romania, and Second Polish Republic or Poland are divided bet
Day of Week 25th » The United Kingdom and Second Polish Republic e.g Poland form a Anglo-Polish military alliance e.g military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
Day of Week 31st » Nazi Germany mounts a staged Gleiwitz incident named attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day thus starting European Theatre of World War II named World War II in Europe.