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Depiction of harvesting in the August calendar page of the Queen Mary Psalter (fol. 78v), ca. 1310. August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. [1] In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
1347 – Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the Crécy campaign. 1903 – Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaimed a republic , which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the town.
1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.; 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.
August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD). Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year.
August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) ... At that point, it is the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
1938: Lou Gehrig hits a Grand Slam. The play was the 23rd Grand Slam of his career and set a record that held until Alex Rodriguez broke it 75 years later. 1911: The first telegram to go around ...
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) ...