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, 1798
Day of Week 7th » Quasi-War: the United States Congress named U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the "war".
Day of Week 11th » The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
Day of Week 14th » The Alien and Sedition Acts Sedition Act becomes United States law law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the Federal government of the United States United States government.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1798
13th » Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) called Alexandra Feodorovna, German-Russian wife of Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1860)