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August. 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 falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter.
Augustus. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian ( Latin: Octavianus ), was the founder of the Roman Empire. He reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. [ a] The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult, as well as an era of imperial ...
August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 141 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1099 – ...
August 11: Play in the Sand Day, National Face Mask Day, National Hip Hop Day, National Raspberry Bombe Day. August 12: International Youth Day, National Middle Child Day, National Vinyl Record ...
August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 144 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 48 BC – ...
The August Complex was a massive wildfire that burned in the Coast Range of Northern California, in Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, and Shasta Counties. The complex originated as 38 separate fires started by lightning strikes on August 16–17, 2020.
On 1 August 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first independent country to declare Emancipation Day as a public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. Historically, 1 August was known as West Indian Emancipation Day and it became a key mobilisation tool and holiday for the antislavery movement in the United States. [1]
August 4 is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 149 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 598 – ...