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, 1804
Day of Week 11th » Burr–Hamilton duel called A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former United States Secretary of the Treasury or Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
Day of Week 12th » Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a Burr–Hamilton duel named duel.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1804
1st » Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist and politician (d. 1886)
1st » George Sand, French author and playwright (d. 1876)
4th » Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (d. 1864)
10th » Emma Smith, American religious leader (d. 1879)
20th » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (d. 1892)
28th » Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (d. 1872)
Famous Deaths for July 1804
12th » Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)