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, 2014
Day of Week 8th » Israel launches an Operation Protective Edge known as offensive on Gaza amidst rising tensions following the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers called killing of Israeli teenagers.
8th » Brazil loses to the Germany in 2014 FIFA World Cup. The event is known as Mineirazo.
Day of Week 17th » Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
Day of Week 23rd » The 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony or opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Famous Deaths for July 2014
1st » Jean Garon, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1938)
1st » Stephen Gaskin, American activist, co-founded The Farm (Tennessee) or The Farm (b. 1935)
1st » Bob Jones (police commissioner) called Bob Jones, English politician (b. 1955)
1st » Anatoly Kornukov, Ukrainian-Russian general (b. 1942)
1st » Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet (b. 1937)