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, 1822
Day of Week 2nd » Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
Day of Week 8th » Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 26th » José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Guayaquil conference called meet with Simón Bolívar.
26th » First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek War of Independence named Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1822
1st » Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1888)