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).
1st » Junípero Serra named Blessed Fray Junípero Serra
1st » Julius and Aaron
1st » Leontius of Autun
1st » Saint Serf e.g Servanus
1st » July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
1st » Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day, Canada)
1st » Earliest day on which St Pauls Carnival can fall, while July 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in July. (Bristol)
1st » Emancipation Day (Netherlands Antilles)
1st » Keti Koti e.g Emancipation Day or 'Keti Koti' (Suriname)
1st » Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day e.g Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day (Hong Kong)
1st » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962.
1st » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Rwanda from Belgium in 1962.
1st » Tartan Day or International Tartan Day (Australia and New Zealand)
1st » July Morning tradition (Bulgaria)
1st » Madeira Day (Madeira)
1st » Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day called Memorial Day (Newfoundland and Labrador)
1st » Moving Day (Quebec) named Moving Day (Quebec)
1st » Republic Day (Ghana)
1st » Public holidays in Somalia named Republic Day, celebrates the independence of Somalia from Italy and the unification of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland to form Somali Republic. (Somalia)
3rd » Latest day on which Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic feast days called Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary can fall, while May 30 is the earliest; celebrated 20 days after Pentecost. (Catholic Church)
3rd » Heliodorus of Altino
3rd » Mucian
3rd » Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople
3rd » Pope Leo II
3rd » Thomas (Apostle) (Catholic and others), one of four days in the year on which Quarter Sessions sat, although the Anglican Communion and others celebrate Thomas on December 21.
3rd » July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
3rd » Emancipation Day U.S. Virgin Islands named Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
3rd » Independence Day, celebrates the liberation of Minsk from Nazi Germany known as Nazi occupation by Soviet troops in 1944. (Belarus)
4th » Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the United States Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence of the United States from Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain in 1776. (United States and its Dependent territories
4th » Liberation Day (Rwanda)
4th » Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
5th » 1934 West Coast waterfront strike known as Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
5th » Christian Feast Day:
5th » Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (d. 1539)
5th » Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
5th » July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
5th » X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) named X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)
5th » Constitution Day (Armenia)
5th » Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
5th » Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
5th » Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811.
5th » Saints Cyril and Methodius e.g Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
5th » Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man)
5th » Emancipation Day, celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Africans in New York City in 1827.
6th » Birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama (Tibetan diaspora)
6th » Christian Calendar of Saints e.g Feast Day:
6th » Maria Goretti
6th » Romulus of Fiesole
6th » July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
6th » Constitution Day (Cayman Islands)
6th » Public holidays in Kazakhstan Public holidays named Day of the Capital, established in 2008. (Kazakhstan)
6th » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
6th » Independence Day/Republic Day, celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
6th » Public holidays in the Czech Republic e.g Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
6th » Statehood Day (Lithuania)
6th » The earliest date for summer solstice in Julian calendar system, which corresponds to June 23:
6th » The first night of Ivan Kupala Day (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
6th » The first day of Ludi Apollinares (Roman Empire)
9th » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
9th » Agilulfus of Cologne
9th » Everilda
9th » Bl Marija Petković
9th » Our Lady of Peace
9th » Martyr Saints of China
9th » Martyrs of Gorkum
9th » Our Lady of Peace, Octave of the Visitation (Christianity) named Visitation
9th » Veronica Giuliani
9th » July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
9th » Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, CE 1228 (commemoration, Anglicanism)
9th » Constitution of Australia called Constitution Day (Australia)
9th » Constitution Day (Palau)
9th » Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo (state) named São Paulo)
9th » List of national independence days known as Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata or United Provinces of South America by the Congress of Tucumán in 1816. (Argentina)
9th » List of national independence days e.g Independence Day (South Sudan)
9th » Nunavut Day (Nunavut)
== Places ==
10th » Armed Forces Day Mauritania known as Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
10th » National Day of Commemoration (Ireland)
10th » Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
10th » Amalberga of Maubeuge
10th » Canute IV of Denmark
10th » Saints Rufina and Secunda known as Rufina and Secunda
10th » Felicitas of Rome named Seven Brothers
10th » July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
10th » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973
10th » Silence Day (Followers of Meher Baba)
10th » List of U.S. states by date of statehood called Statehood Day (Wyoming)
11th » Day of the Flemish Community (Flemish Community of Belgium)
11th » Eleventh Night (Northern Ireland)
11th » Public holidays in Kiribati e.g Gospel Day (Kiribati)
11th » Imamat Day (Ismailism)
11th » National Day of Commemoration, held on the nearest Sunday to this date (Ireland)
11th » The first day of Naadam, also known as Revolution Day (Mongolia)
12th » Public holidays in Tonga named Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (Tonga)
12th » Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
12th » Hermagoras of Aquileia or Hermagoras and Fortunatus
12th » Jason of Tarsus (Catholic Church)
12th » John Gualbert
12th » Nabor and Felix
12th » Nathan Söderblom (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA))
12th » Saint Veronica called Veronica
12th » Viventiolus
12th » July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
12th » List of national independence days or Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom in 1979.
12th » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of São Tomé and Príncipe from Portugal in 1975.
12th » The second day of Naadam. (Mongolia)
13th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
13th » Abd-al-Masih (martyr) named Abd-al-Masih
13th » Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria named Coptic Church)
13th » Clelia Barbieri
13th » Eugenius of Carthage
13th » Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
13th » Mildthryth
13th » Silas (Catholic Church)
13th » Teresa of the Andes
13th » July 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
13th » Statehood Day (Montenegro)
14th » Bastille Day (France and Administrative divisions of France named French dependencies)
14th » Birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an Flag days in Sweden or official flag day. (Sweden)
14th » Christian Calendar of Saints e.g Feast Day:
14th » Camillus de Lellis (Roman Catholic Church, except in the United States)
14th » Francis Solanus
14th » Idus of Leinster
14th » Kateri Tekakwitha (United States)
14th » Samson Occom (Episcopal Church (United States))
14th » John Keble (Church of England)
14th » Libert of Saint-Trond
14th » Ulrich of Zell
14th » July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
14th » Earliest day on which the first day of 'Gentse Feesten' can fall, while July 20 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday before July 21. (Ghent)
15th » Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
15th » Abhai (saint) or Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
15th » Bonaventure
15th » Dispersion of the apostles
15th » Donald of Ogilvy
15th » Edith of Wilton or Editha
15th » Plechelm
15th » Quiricus and Julietta
15th » Swithun
15th » Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church e.g Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)
15th » July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
15th » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Puerto Rico called Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Puerto Rico)
15th » Fast of Tammuz (Jewish Festival)
15th » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Turkmenistan e.g Galla Bayramy can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Sunday of July. (Turkmenistan)
15th » Earliest day on which Marine Day can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Japan)
15th » Public holidays in Kiribati named Elderly Men Day (Kiribati)
15th » Saint Rosalia or Festival of Santa Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily)
16th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
16th » Gondulph of Maastricht known as Gondulphus of Tongeren
16th » Helier
16th » Our Lady of Mount Carmel
16th » Reineldis
17th » Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
17th » Alexius of Rome (Latin Church or Western Church)
17th » Saint Kenelm e.g Cynehelm
17th » Cynllo
17th » Jadwiga of Poland
17th » Martyrs of Compiègne
17th » Magnus Felix Ennodius
17th » Saint Marcellina known as Marcellina
17th » Saint Piatus known as Piatus of Tournai
17th » Canonization of the Romanovs called Romanov sainthood (Russian Orthodox Church)
17th » Scillitan Martyrs e.g Speratus and companions
17th » William White (bishop of Pennsylvania) (Episcopal Church (USA))
17th » July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
17th » Constitution Day (South Korea)
17th » Remembrance days in Slovakia known as Independence Day (Slovakia)
18th » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
18th » Arnulf of Metz
18th » Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only)
18th » Frederick of Utrecht
18th » Marina of Aguas Santas
18th » Symphorosa
18th » Teneu
18th » Elizabeth Ferard (Church of England)
18th » Bartolomé de las Casas (Episcopal Church (USA))
18th » July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
18th » Constitution Day (Uruguay)
19th » Christian Calendar of saints called feast day:
19th » Arsenius of Corfu named Arsenius (Catholic Church)
19th » Bernold or Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht
19th » Justa and Rufina
19th » Kirdjun
19th » Macrina the Younger, Sister of Basil of Caesarea named St. Basil the Great
19th » Pope Symmachus e.g Symmachus
19th » July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
19th » Sandinista National Liberation Front Final insurrection known as Sandinista Day or Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
20th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
20th » Apollinaris of Ravenna
20th » Saint Aurelius called Aurelius
20th » Elijah
20th » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman (Episcopal Church (USA))
20th » Margaret the Virgin
20th » Saint Thorlak called Thorlac (translation (relic) named relic translation)
21st » Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church (USA))
21st » Saint Arbogast called Arbogast
21st » Daniel (Catholic Church)
21st » Lawrence of Brindisi
21st » Praxedes
21st » Victor of Marseilles
21st » July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
21st » Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
21st » Belgian National Day, celebrates the inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium called Léopold I, the first king of the Belgians, after its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830. (Belgium)
21st » Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
22nd » Birthday of former King Sobhuza II (Swaziland)
22nd » Christian Feast Day:
22nd » Abd-al-Masih (martyr)
22nd » Saint Markella known as Markella
22nd » Mary Magdalene
22nd » July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
22nd » Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) Theravada Buddhist festival
22nd » Pi Approximation Day, 'also see March 14--Pi Day'
23rd » Birthday of Haile Selassie I named Haile Selassie (Rastafari movement)
23rd » Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
23rd » Bridget of Sweden
23rd » Saint Phocas e.g Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox Church named Eastern Orthodox)
23rd » Liborius of Le Mans
23rd » July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
23rd » Public holidays in Papua New Guinea or National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
23rd » Qaboos bin Said al Said named Renaissance Day (Oman)
24th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
24th » Charbel
24th » Christina the Astonishing
24th » Christina of Bolsena
24th » Declán of Ardmore
24th » Kinga of Poland
24th » July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
24th » Pioneer Day (Utah) named Pioneer Day (Utah) and its related observances: