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, 1885
Day of Week 1st » The United States terminates reciprocity (Canadian politics) e.g reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
Day of Week 6th » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
Day of Week 20th » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1885
1st » Dorothea Mackellar, Australian author and poet (d. 1968)
5th » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (d. 1936)
5th » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (d. 1962)
6th » Ernst Busch (military) called Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
8th » Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1977)
8th » Hugo Boss (fashion designer) known as Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (d. 1948)