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, 1850
Day of Week 9th » U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore succeeds him as 13th President of the United States.
9th » Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Iran named Persia.
Day of Week 10th » Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1850
11th » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (d. 1938)
12th » Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (d. 1912)
15th » Francesca S. Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (d. 1917)
18th » Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939)
Famous Deaths for July 1850
2nd » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
4th » William Kirby (entomologist) or William Kirby, English entomologist and author (b. 1759)
8th » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
9th » Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (b. 1819)
9th » Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
14th » August Neander, German historian and theologian (b. 1789)