August

August is the eighth of the  in the  and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of and ends in the constellation of.

This month was originally named  in, because it was the sixth month in the ancient , which started in about 750 BC under. It became the eighth month either when and  were added to the beginning of the year by King  about 700 BC or when those two months were moved from the end to the beginning of the year by the  about 450 BC (Roman writers disagree). It was renamed in honor of in  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 an calendar, but two days were added to it by beginning  giving it its modern total of 31 days. did not take a day from February when Sextilis was renamed in his honor. See. August's is the  or, and its  is the , , or.

Other names
In, August is known as Lúnasa, a modern rendition of , from the god .The first Monday in August is a in the.

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

Events in August

 * In the  August begins at or near  in the  and  in the.
 * Some of Ireland's most famous battles have been fought in this month. They include: the ; the battle of Knockdoe ; the  ; the First  ; the  ; the , and the.
 * ,   of the Holy Roman Empire lays down the Roman Imperial Crown and renounces all claims on this throne.
 * National Salvadoran-American Day in the.
 * In the end of the  was brought about following the  bombing of  and  bombing of  in the first and only use of s against people.  declared Japan's unconditional surrender on.
 * -5th, The     The first event of its kind
 * ,  separated from the Federation of Malaysia and became independent.
 * ,  became an independent country.
 * ,  became independent (included East Bengal region as a whole).
 * ,, birth of
 * ,  became an independent country.
 * ,  became an independent country.
 * ,  became an independent country.
 * , 's  succeeded.
 * , 's  canonized, thus becoming the first of the canonized confessor kings.
 * ,  , was assassinated as he was descending the tarmac of the Manila International Airport (now renamed ). His death is regarded as the catalyst of the  of 1986
 * ,  became independent from.
 * ,  became an independent country.
 * ,  became an independent country.

Monthlong events in August

 * is an internationally famous arts festival that takes place during August
 * National Awareness Month
 * National Awareness Month
 * Women's Small Business Month
 * In many an countries, August is the month for most workers
 * celebrates August as the Buwan ng Wika ("Language Month")

Weeklong events in August

 * During to, 's schools and theaters celebrate the National Week of the  Language (in , "Linggo ng Wika").
 * The is held the first full week in August each year.

Daily events in August
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 * The celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on,.

Corresponding months

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