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, 1849
Day of Week 3rd » The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
Day of Week 16th » Antonio María Claret y Clará founded the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1849
2nd » Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919) known as Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (d. 1919)
5th » William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912)
12th » William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
19th » Ferdinand Brunetière, French scholar and critic (d. 1906)
20th » Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American politician, 91st Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)