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, 1846
Day of Week 7th » Mexican–American War: American troops occupy Monterey, California or Monterey and San Francisco known as Yerba Buena, thus beginning the U.S. acquisition of California.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1846
3rd » Achilles Alferaki, Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (d. 1919)
7th » Heinrich Rosenthal, Estonian physician and author (d. 1916)
11th » Léon Bloy, French author and poet (d. 1917)
26th » Texas Jack Omohundro, American actor (d. 1880)
29th » Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (d. 1918)
29th » Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (d. 1921)