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, 1811
Day of Week 5th » Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
Day of Week 9th » Explorer David Thompson (explorer) David Thompson posts a sign at the confluence of the Columbia River Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington (state) Washington state, US), claiming the land for the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 30th » Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence named Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1811
18th » William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (d. 1863)
Famous Deaths for July 1811
30th » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753)