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, 1993
Day of Week 1st » The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
Day of Week 9th » The Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) e.g Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
Day of Week 10th » An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale named Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
Day of Week 20th » After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
Day of Week 21st » NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
Day of Week 23rd » The 'Galileo (spacecraft) called Galileo' spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.