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August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Cancer and ends in the constellation of Leo.

This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which started in March about 750 BC under Romulus. It became the eighth month either when January and February were added to the beginning of the year by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC or when those two months were moved from the end to the beginning of the year by the decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers disagree). It was renamed in honor of Augustus in 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, which fell in this month. August originally had 29 days in the Roman Republican calendar, but two days were added to it by Julius Caesar beginning 45 BC giving it its modern total of 31 days. Augustus did not take a day from February when Sextilis was renamed in his honor. See Month lengths. August's flower is the gladiolus or poppy, and its birthstone is the peridot, sardonyx, or sapphire.

Other names

In Irish, August is known as Lúnasa, a modern rendition of Lughnasadh, from the god Lugh.The first Monday in August is a holiday in the Republic of Ireland.

In Finnish, the month is called elokuu, meaning "month of reaping".

Events in August

Monthlong events in August

Weeklong events in August

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Last Sunday
  • The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on August 23, 1896.

Corresponding months

  • In common years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as August. In leap years, however, February does.

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Months and days of the year
January0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
February1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
March0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
April1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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  • 8 - Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.

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  • 70 - The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.

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  • 642 - Battle of Maserfeld - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.

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  • 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

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  • 1220 - Sweden was defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.

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  • 1806 - Santiago de Liniers re-takes the city of Buenos Aires after the first British invasion.
  • 1833 - Chicago was founded.
  • 1851 - Isaac Singer granted a patent for his sewing machine.
  • 1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Deimos.
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    • August 13 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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    • 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation, the Maya calendar starts.

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    • 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed.

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    • 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the senate to elect him Consul.

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    • 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto

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    August 22 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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    • 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

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    • 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.

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    • 325 - Council of Nicea convened by Emperor Constantine.

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    • 55 BC - Julius Caesar invades Britain.

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    • 1574 - Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.

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