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, 1900
Day of Week 2nd » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Day of Week 9th » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one Government of Australia named federal government.
9th » Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the Taiyuan Massacre named execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
Day of Week 14th » Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance Siege of the International Legations known as capture Tianjin known as Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
Day of Week 19th » The Paris Métro Line 1 e.g first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
Day of Week 27th » Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor named Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
Day of Week 29th » In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the Anarchism or anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1900
2nd » Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971)
3rd » Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
5th » Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (d. 1989)
6th » Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)
7th » Earle E. Partridge, American general (d. 1990)
8th » George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (d. 1959)
10th » Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (d. 1993)
10th » Sampson Sievers, Russian monk and mystic (d. 1979)
12th » Chhabi Biswas, Indian actor and director (d. 1962)
13th » George Lewis (clarinetist) known as George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969)