August is the eighth month of the year in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. Named for
Augustus Octavianus. The month has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as
Julius Caesar's
July. Augustus placed the month where it is because that's when
Cleopatra died. Before Augustus renamed August, it was called
Sextilis in
Latin, since it was the sixth month in the
Roman calendar which started in
March.
August begins on the same day of week as February in a leap year.
In Ireland, August used to be known as Lughnasadh, named after the god Lugh
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August is a November of
1986 (see
1986 in music) album by
blues rocker[?] Eric Clapton.
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