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, 1880
Day of Week 27th » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand Afghanistan named Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1880
3rd » Carl Schuricht, Polish-German conductor (d. 1967)
5th » Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1940)
5th » Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (d. 1945)
7th » Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (d. 1960)
11th » Friedrich Lahrs, German architect and academic (d. 1964)
12th » Tod Browning, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1962)
15th » Enrique Mosca, Argentinian lawyer and politician (d. 1950)