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, 1874
Day of Week 1st » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
Day of Week 8th » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police named Mounties begin their North-West Mounted Police e.g March West.
Day of Week 23rd » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Kingdom of Portugal known as Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1874
3rd » Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1928)
4th » John McPhee (politician) called John McPhee, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1952)
5th » Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (d. 1967)