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, 1832
Day of Week 10th » The President of the United States named U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
Day of Week 19th » The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings (English physician) called Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1832
5th » Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1919)