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, 1893
Day of Week 11th » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Mikimoto Kōkichi or Kokichi Mikimoto.
11th » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua.
Day of Week 25th » The Corinth Canal in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece is used for the first time.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1893
2nd » Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener) known as Ralph Hancock, Welsh gardener and author (d. 1950)
3rd » Sándor Bortnyik, Hungarian painter and graphic designer (d. 1976)
3rd » Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
7th » Herbert Feis, American historian and author (d. 1972)
7th » Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1981)
8th » R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (d. 1968)
9th » George Geary, English cricketer and coach (d. 1981)
14th » Clarence J. Brown, American publisher and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (d. 1965)
14th » Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet (d. 1952)