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, 1864
Day of Week 11th » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate States of America named Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 19th » Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Day of Week 20th » American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek Near Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate States of America Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union (American Civil War) Union Union Army troops under General William T. S
Day of Week 22nd » American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta Outside Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate States of America named Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on United States e.g Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
Day of Week 24th » American Civil War: Second Battle of Kernstown Battle of Kernstown Confederate States of America Confederate General officer General Jubal Early defeats Union (American Civil War) Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of t
Day of Week 28th » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church Confederate States of America Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union (American Civil War) Union forces from Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of Week 29th » American Civil War: Confederate States of America e.g Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union (American Civil War) named Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 30th » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater Union (American Civil War) Union forces attempt to break Confederate States of America Confederate lines at Siege of Petersburg Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1864
10th » Austin Chapman, Australian politician, 4th Minister for Defence (Australia) named Australian Minister for Defence (d. 1926)
13th » John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel and businessman (d. 1912)
15th » Marie Tempest, English actress and singer (d. 1942)
18th » Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1937)
20th » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
23rd » Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 1903)
24th » Frank Wedekind, German playwright (d. 1918)
30th » Dirk Boest Gips, Dutch target shooter (d. 1920)
Famous Deaths for July 1864
22nd » James B. McPherson, American general (b. 1828)
31st » Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)