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, 1988
Day of Week 3rd » United States Navy warship USS Vincennes CG-49 6 shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
3rd » The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
Day of Week 23rd » General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
Day of Week 31st » 32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse e.g bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1988
1st » Dedé (footballer born 1988) called Dedé, Brazilian footballer
1st » Evan Ellingson, American actor
2nd » Porta (rapper) known as Porta, Spanish rapper