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, 1870
Day of Week 1st » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
Day of Week 15th » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate States of America Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union (American Civil War) Union.
Day of Week 18th » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
Day of Week 19th » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1870
3rd » R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1947)