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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 (astrology)|Leo]] and ends in the sign of [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]] and ends in the constellation of [[Leo (constellation)|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 and Remus|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 Republic]]an 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 [[Julian calendar#Month lengths|Month lengths]]. August's [[flower]] is the [[gladiolus]] or [[poppy]], and its [[birthstone]] is the [[peridot]], [[sardonyx]], or [[sapphire]].

==Other names==
*In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''elokuu'', meaning "month of reaping".
*In [[Irish language|Irish]], August is known as ''Lúnasa'', a modern rendition of [[Lughnasadh]], from the god [[Lugh]].The first Monday in August is a [[public holidays in the Republic of Ireland|holiday]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]].
*In [[Italian language|Italian]], the name for August is ''Agosto''.
*In [[Polish language|Polish]], the month is called ''sierpień'', meaning "month of sickle".

==Events in August==

[[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry aout.jpg|right|thumb|August, from the ''Très riches heures du duc de Berry'']]
* In the [[neopaganism|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 [[World War II|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 weapon]]s 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]], [[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 [[Stephen I of Hungary|Saint Stephen]] canonized, thus becoming the first of the canonized confessor kings.
* [[August 21]], [[1983]] [[Philippine]] [[Philippine Senate|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.

===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 [[Europe]]an countries, August is the [[vacation|holiday]] month for most workers
* [[The Philippines]] celebrates August as the ''Buwan ng Wika'' ("Language Month")

===Weeklong events in August===

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

===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]].

==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==
* [http://slate.com/id/112553/ August, By David Plotz - Slate Magazine]

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