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, 1902
Day of Week 21st » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York
Famous Birthdays on July in 1902
1st » William Wyler, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
2nd » K. Kanapathypillai, Ceylon academic and author (d. 1968)
2nd » Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Dutch pianist (d. 1987)
4th » Meyer Lansky, Belarusian-American gangster (d. 1983)
4th » George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
5th » Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1985)
7th » Ted Radcliffe, American baseball player (d. 2005)
10th » Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
10th » Nicolás Guillén, Cuban poet, journalist, and activist (d. 1989)
12th » Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (d. 1992)
15th » Jean Rey (politician) known as Jean Rey, Belgian politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (d. 1983)
16th » Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (d. 1977)
16th » Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)
17th » Arnold Pihlak, Estonian footballer (d. 1985)
17th » Christina Stead, Australian author (d. 1983)
18th » Jessamyn West (writer) named Jessamyn West, American author (d. 1984)
19th » Samudrala Raghavacharya, Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)