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, 1775
Day of Week 3rd » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Day of Week 5th » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
Day of Week 8th » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.
Day of Week 26th » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1775
9th » Matthew Lewis (writer) or Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (d. 1818)
23rd » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
Famous Deaths for July 1775
11th » Simon Boerum, American politician (b. 1724)