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, 1788
Day of Week 25th » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) or Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
Day of Week 26th » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1788
1st » Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1867)