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).
Day of Week 6th » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan (nuclear test) known as Sedan nuclear test takes place.
Day of Week 8th » Ne Win besieges and dynamites the University of Yangon e.g Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student activism named Student Movement.
Day of Week 9th » The Starfish Prime High-altitude nuclear explosion e.g high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States.
Day of Week 11th » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
11th » Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
Day of Week 12th » The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London called London, England, United Kingdom.
Day of Week 13th » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Night of the Long Knives (1962) known as dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) e.g National Liberals as a distinct for
Day of Week 17th » Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller (nuclear tests) named Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
Day of Week 22nd » Mariner program: 'Mariner 1' spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
Day of Week 23rd » Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic Ocean known as Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
23rd » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
Day of Week 30th » The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
14th » Jeff Olson (musician) Jeff Olson, American drummer, songwriter, and radio host (Trouble (band) Trouble, Retro Grave, and The Skull (band) The Skull)
14th » Antonio Díaz Sánchez, Cuban activist
15th » Steve Brown (darts player) named Steve Brown, American darts player
15th » Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player and manager