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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. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see January (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see February (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see June (disambiguation). ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For other uses, see September (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Month in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... A day is any of several different units of time. ... Leo the lion Leo is the fifth astrological sign of the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Leo. ... Virgo the virgin or maiden Virgo is an astrological sign which originated from the constellation Virgo, and is the sixth sign of the zodiac. ... Cancer (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , ) is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. ... Leo (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , ) is a constellation of the zodiac. ...

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 Augustus 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. Sextilis was the Latin name for the sixth month in the Roman calendar. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ... This page describes the ancient heroes who founded the city of Rome. ... rome hotel According to legend, Numa Pompilius was the second of the Kings of Rome, succeeding Romulus. ... Decemviri (sing. ... For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state which existed from the 6th century BC to the 1st century BC. For the state which existed in the 18th century, see Roman Republic (18th century). ... The Julian calendar was a reform of the Roman calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ...

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Other names

• In Swedish, the month is named augusti, literalli plural of the latin augustus - "the venerable".
• In Finnish, the month is called elokuu, meaning "month of reaping" or literally, "month of life".
• 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 Polish, the month is called sierpień, meaning "month of sickle".
• In French, the month is called août.
• In Spanish, the month is called agosto.
• In Japanese, the month is called hachigatsu (八月), meaning, simply, "eighth month."
• In Russian, the month is called Avgust (Авгуcт)
• In Greek, the month is called Augoustos (Αύγουστος')
• In Dutch the month is called Augustus
• In Lithuanian the month is called rugpjūtis

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Events in August

August, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry

• In the pagan wheel of the year August begins at or near Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere.
• Some of Ireland's most famous battles have been fought in this month. They include: the Second Battle of Athenry (1316); the battle of Knockdoe (1504); the Battle of the Yellow Ford (1596); the First Battle of Curlew Pass (1599); the Battle of Dungans Hill (1647); the Battle of Castlebar (1798), and the Battle of the Bogside (1969).
• August 6, 1806 Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire lays down the Roman Imperial Crown and renounces all claims on this throne.
• August 6 National Salvadoran-American Day in the United States.
• In 1945 the end of the Second World War was brought about following the August 6 bombing of Hiroshima and August 9 bombing of Nagasaki in the first and only use of nuclear weapons against people. Emperor Hirohito declared Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15.
• August 3rd-5th, 2007 The Discworld Jamboree Wincanton Somerset The first event of its kind
• August 9, 1329 Quilon was erected the first Indian Diocese by Pope John XXII
• August 9, 1965 Singapore separated from the Federation of Malaysia and became independent.
• August 10, 1822 Ecuador became an independent country.
• August 14, 1947 Pakistan became independent (included East Bengal region as a whole).
• August 15, Catholic, Feast of the Assumption
• August 15, 1769 Corsica, birth of Napoleon Bonaparte
• August 15, 1945 Korea became an independent country.
• August 15, 1947 India became an independent country.
• August 17, 1945 Indonesia became an independent country.
• August 19, 1945 Vietnam's August Revolution succeeded.
• August 20, 1083 Hungary's Saint Stephen canonized, thus becoming the first of the canonized confessor kings.
• August 21, 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America. The third Monday of August was designated Statehood Day, a state holiday.
• August 21, 1983 Philippine senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., was assassinated as he was descending the tarmac of the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport). His death is regarded as the catalyst of the EDSA Revolution of 1986
• August 25, 1825 Uruguay became independent from Brazil.
• August 31, 1957 Malaysia became an independent country.

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Monthlong events in August

• Edinburgh Festival is an internationally famous arts festival that takes place during August
• National Immunization Awareness Month
• National Psoriasis Awareness Month
• Women's Small Business Month
• In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers
• The Philippines celebrates August as the Buwan ng Wika ("Language Month")

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Weeklong events in August

• During August 13 to August 19, Philippines's schools and theaters celebrate the National Week of the Filipino Language (in Filipino, "Linggo ng Wika").
• The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is held the first full week in August each year.

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Daily events in August

Last Sunday

• The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on August 23, 1896.
• Cleopatra Edwards birthday (august 1)

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Corresponding months

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

Further reading

• August, By David Plotz - Slate Magazine

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