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, 1701
Day of Week 9th » War of the Spanish Succession: Austrians defeat France in the Battle of Carpi.
Day of Week 19th » Representatives of the Iroquois called Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to Kingdom of England e.g England.
Day of Week 24th » Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Detroit Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit Detroit, Michigan.
Famous Deaths for July 1701
7th » William Stoughton (Massachusetts) named William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1631)