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, 1833
Day of Week 5th » Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Citadel of Saigon or Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
5th » Admiral Charles John Napier Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833) Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
Day of Week 11th » Noongar people called Noongar Indigenous Australians known as Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.
Day of Week 23rd » Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1833
7th » Félicien Rops, Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
27th » Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923)
Famous Deaths for July 1833
2nd » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)
5th » Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known View from the Window at Le Gras named photograph (b. 1765)