August (disambiguation)
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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 may also refer to:
August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first...
is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
August may also refer to:
Given name
- August (name)August (name)-Meaning:It derives from Latin Augustus. American Heritage Dictionary: inspiring awe or admiration.-Variations:* Catalan: Agustí* Dutch: Austen, Guus, Augustijn, Stijn* English: Austin * Finnish: Aukusti* French: Auguste...
- August (pornographic actress), American pornographic actress
- August BebelAugust BebelFerdinand August Bebel was a German Marxist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.-Early years:...
, German social-democrat - August CoppolaAugust CoppolaAugust Floyd Coppola was an American academic, author, film executive and advocate for the arts. He is also known as the father of actor Nicolas Cage.-Family life:...
(1934–2009), American academic - August DvorakAugust DvorakAugust Dvorak was an educational psychologist and professor of education at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, are best known for creating the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout in the 1930s as a replacement for the QWERTY keyboard layout...
, educational psychologist and professor - August KroghAugust KroghSchack August Steenberg Krogh FRS was a Danish professor of Romani background at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916-1945...
, Danish professor - August LeskienAugust LeskienAugust Leskien was a German linguist active in the field of comparative linguistics, particularly relating to the Baltic and Slavic languages.-Biography:...
, German linguist - Augusto PinochetAugusto PinochetAugusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
, Chilean dictator - August SangretAugust SangretAugust Sangret was a French-Canadian soldier of First Nations birth, convicted of murdering Joan Wolfe in Surrey, England and hanged. This murder case is also known as the Wigwam Murder.-Joan Wolfe:...
, Canadian soldier executed for murder - August SpiesAugust SpiesAugust Vincent Theodore Spies was an anarchist labor activist who was found guilty of conspiracy and hanged following a bomb attack on police at the Haymarket affair.-Background:...
, American anarchist - August StrindbergAugust StrindbergJohan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
, Swedish writer, playwright and painter - August WilsonAugust WilsonAugust Wilson was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama...
, American playwright
Surname
- Bille AugustBille AugustBille August is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best...
, Danish film director - Carl August (disambiguation), the name of several people
- Edward AugustEdward AugustEdward Arthur August was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party....
, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 - Ernest AugustErnest August-House of Hanover:*Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover , father of King George I of Great Britain*Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, son of the previous...
, the name of several people - John AugustJohn AugustJohn August is an American screenwriter and film director. He also writes and maintains the popular screenwriting blog , and develops screenwriter-targeted software....
, American screenwriter - Leo AugustLeo AugustLeo August , of New Jersey, was a philatelist who, as a stamp dealer and publisher, created interest and awareness in the collecting of first day covers through the introduction in 1939 of "ArtCraft" engraved illustrated envelopes for use as first day covers. He also established the landmark line...
(1914–1997), of New Jersey - Pernilla AugustPernilla AugustPernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and script-writer. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a long time collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his The Best Intentions...
, Swedish actress, married to Bille August - Joyce AugusteJoyce AugusteJoyce Auguste was a Saint Lucian musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices, which became a major popular folk band in the 1970s. Auguste also worked as music supervisor for the Saint Lucian school system and introduced folk music into the school curriculum....
, Saint Lucian musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices
In film and television
- August (1996 film)August (1996 film)August is a 1996 film starring Anthony Hopkins as Ieuan Davies, and featuring Rhys Ifans in a small role in one of his earliest films as Griffiths. It is an adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, with Ieuan taking over the title role...
, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya, starring Anthony Hopkins - August (2008 film), a film starring Josh Hartnett and Naomie Harris
- "August" (Fringe)August (Fringe)"August" is the eighth episode of the American science fiction drama television series Fringes second season. The episode was written by executive producers J. H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner, and directed by Dennis Smith...
, an episode of the television series Fringe - Dan AugustDan AugustDan August is a short-lived 1970-1971 crime drama television series, which starred Burt Reynolds as the title character: a police lieutenant who investigated homicide cases in his hometown of Santa Luisa, California...
, a 1970-71 American television series
In literature and publications
- "August", a poem by John UpdikeJohn UpdikeJohn Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic....
- August (Rossner novel), a 1983 novel by Judith Rossner
- August (Woodward novel), a 2001 novel by Gerard Woodward
- August: Osage CountyAugust: Osage CountyAugust: Osage County is a darkly comedic play by Tracy Letts. It was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on 28 June 2007, and closed on 26 August 2007. Its Broadway debut was at the Imperial Theater on 4 December 2007 and...
, a 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts
In music
- "August", a song by the American band LoveLove (band)Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee and lead guitarist Johnny Echols...
. - "August", a song by Avail from their 1998 album Over the JamesOver the JamesOver the James is the fourth studio album by Avail. It was released in 1998 on Lookout! Records. It was re-released in 2006 by Jade Tree Records...
- August (album)August (album)August is an album by blues rocker Eric Clapton, released in 1986. Primarily produced byPhil Collins, in association with longtime Clapton associate Tom Dowd, it became Clapton's biggest-selling LP to date....
, a 1986 album by Eric Clapton
Other uses
- August 2002, Beanie BabyBeanie BabyA Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than conventional stuffing , giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel.The original nine Beanie Babies launched...
produced by Ty Inc. - August (company)August (company)is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher . Although the company's name is spelled in Japanese using katakana, on the Internet August is known by the slang term . Hazuki and Hachigatsu mean August in Japanese....
, a Japanese video game company - August, CaliforniaAugust, CaliforniaAugust is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 8,390 at the 2010 census, up from 7,808 at the 2000 census.-Geography:August is located at ....
, a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States - August ImageAugust ImageAUGUST is a syndication agency for high-end portraiture, founded by Bill Hannigan and Thea Vaughan. Though August is a competitor to companies such as Getty Images and Corbis, August's goal is focus on quality rather than quantity...
, a syndication agency for high-end portraiture - Auguste (ship)Auguste (ship)Auguste was a full rigged sailing ship which sank at Aspy Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1761 while carrying exiles from the fall of New France. Auguste was a former French privateer ship which had been captured by the British and converted to a merchant ship...
, a Canadian ship that sank in 1761
See also
- Agosto (disambiguation)
- Augustus (disambiguation)Augustus (disambiguation)Augustus was the first emperor of ancient Rome.- By first name or title :* Augustus , the title generally used by all Roman Emperors* Augustus Anson, VC recipient* Augustus B. Woodward, Chief Justice of Michigan territory...