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, 1865
Day of Week 7th » American Civil War: four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
Day of Week 14th » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
Day of Week 21st » In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout or shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
Day of Week 27th » Y Wladfa known as Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut River named Chubut in Argentina.
Day of Week 30th » The steamboat 'Brother Jonathan (steamer) e.g Brother Jonathan' sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
Day of Week 31st » The first Narrow gauge railway or narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.