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1. General
How to say the year
From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up.
The word and is often left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again.
Example:
The abbrevations BCE or CE are becoming more and more common today.
6. Note
It is common to use numbers instead of months.
British English
13-11-2010
13/11/2010
13.11.2010
American English
11-13-2010
11/13/2010
11.13.2010
If you write 4/8/2011, it is the 4th August 2011 in Britain, but it is April 8th, 2011 in the
USA.
Only the month is concerned, so use in. If there's a date, use on.
In August.
On August 21, 2010.
Dates are reported in English as being in large units like century, decade, era,
epoch, period, etc, and also parts of a day -- morning, afternoon, evening; on
individual days; and at individual times, plus at night. English Language & Usage
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Example: The event occurred in the twentieth century, specifically at 03:43 Greenwich, in
the early morning on August tenth, in 1952.
More examples -
on + date (with the year or without it) or day of the week- On April 2, On March 3,
1999, On Saturday
Remember also...
at + night- At night
To your question -
Since the period only refers to a month, the correct preposition to use is in, viz. “She was
born in August.”