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, 1608
Day of Week 3rd » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
Day of Week 30th » At Fort Ticonderoga known as Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for France called French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1608
13th » Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)
14th » George Goring, Lord Goring, English general (d. 1657)
Famous Deaths for July 1608
18th » Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1546)