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, 1898
Day of Week 1st » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.
Day of Week 3rd » Spanish–American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago de Cuba or Santiago, Cuba.
Day of Week 7th » President of the United States or U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
Day of Week 8th » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
Day of Week 25th » After over two months of sea-based bombardment, the Puerto Rican Campaign called United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson A. Miles known as Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1898
4th » Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian and activist (d. 1997)
4th » Gertrude Lawrence, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1952)