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, 1909
Day of Week 16th » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
Day of Week 25th » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a Blériot XI called heavier-than-air machine from (Calais to Dover called Dover, England, United Kingdom) in 37 minutes.
12th » Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (d. 1999)
12th » Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (d. 1994)
15th » Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (d. 1992)
18th » Bishnu Dey, Indian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1982)
18th » Andrei Gromyko, Russian economist and politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) e.g Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (d. 1989)
18th » Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)
18th » Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
19th » Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (d. 2004)
20th » Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (d. 1969)
20th » Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
22nd » Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (d. 2014)
22nd » Dorino Serafini, Italian race car driver (d. 2000)
23rd » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2010)
26th » Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)
26th » Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
28th » Malcolm Lowry, English author and poet (d. 1957)
28th » Aenne Burda German publisher (d. 2005)
29th » Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (d. 1997)
29th » Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (d. 1984)
30th » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (d. 1993)
31st » Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Austrian theorist and author (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths for July 1909
11th » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)