July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
July symbols: The birthstone of July is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment. Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily. The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).
Historical Events for July, 1823
Day of Week 2nd » Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with Siege of Salvador known as the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
Day of Week 15th » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome called Rome, Italy.
24th » In Maracaibo, Venezuela the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1823
10th » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1908)
17th » Leander Clark, American businessman and politician (d. 1910)
23rd » Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (d. 1894)