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, 1992
Day of Week 10th » In Miami, Florida, the former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for Recreational drug use called drug and racketeering violations.
Day of Week 14th » 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open-source software or Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards.
Day of Week 18th » The ten victims of the La Cantuta massacre forced disappearance called disappear from their university in Lima.
Day of Week 20th » Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
Day of Week 22nd » Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
Day of Week 23rd » A Catholic Church Vatican commission, led by Pope Benedict XVI Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of Homosexuality homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
23rd » Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia (country) named Georgia.
Day of Week 31st » Georgia (country) or Georgia joins the United Nations.