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, 1882
Day of Week 10th » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
Day of Week 11th » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882) named Anglo-Egyptian War.
Day of Week 26th » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1882
1st » Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1962)
4th » Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American film producer, founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (d. 1957)
5th » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (d. 1927)
8th » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (d. 1961)
11th » James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (d. 1946)
14th » Teddy Billington, American cyclist (d. 1966)
17th » James Somerville, English admiral (d. 1949)
21st » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)