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, 1848
Day of Week 3rd » Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten in the culmination of a year-long plot by enslaved Africans.
Day of Week 11th » London Waterloo station named Waterloo railway station in London opens.
Day of Week 29th » Great Famine (Ireland) Irish Potato Famine: Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 Tipperary Revolt In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful Irish nationalism nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1848
7th » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician, 5th President of Brazil (d. 1919)