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, 1853
Day of Week 2nd » The Russian Army crossed the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that set off the Crimean war First hostilities known as Crimean War.
Day of Week 8th » U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry named Matthew Perry arrives in Edo bay with a treaty requesting trade.
Day of Week 25th » Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1853
5th » Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (d. 1902)
17th » Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)
18th » Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
24th » William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937)
27th » Vladimir Korolenko, Ukrainian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1921)
Famous Deaths for July 1853
23rd » Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)