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, 1907
Day of Week 7th » Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Ziegfeld Follies e.g Follies on the roof of the Bowery Theatre known as New York Theater in New York City.
Day of Week 21st » The passenger steamer SS Columbia (1880) called SS 'Columbia' collides with the steam schooner 'San Pedro' off Shelter Cove, California, causing the 'Columbia' to sink killing 88 people.
Day of Week 29th » Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell called Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scout
Famous Birthdays on July in 1907
1st » Bill Stern, American actor and sportscaster (d. 1971)
4th » John Anderson (athlete) or John Anderson, American discus thrower (d. 1948)
4th » Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1958)
4th » Howard Taubman, American author and critic (d. 1996)