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, 1913
Day of Week 4th » President of the United States called President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
Day of Week 10th » Death Valley National Park Death Valley, California, hits convert 134 °F, the highest temperature recorded in the United States.
Day of Week 12th » Second Balkan War: Kingdom of Serbia Serbian forces begin their Siege of Vidin (1913) siege of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
Day of Week 29th » The Norwegian football club Vålerenga Fotball was founded.
Day of Week 31st » The Balkans named Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1913
1st » Frank Barrett (baseball) called Frank Barrett, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1st » Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 1979)
2nd » Max Beloff, Baron Beloff, English historian and academic (d. 1999)
3rd » Dorothy Kilgallen, American journalist, actress, and author (d. 1965)
5th » George Costakis, Russian art collector (d. 1990)
5th » Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
7th » Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (d. 2011)
10th » Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1985)
10th » Elizabeth Inglis, English-American actress (d. 2007)
11th » Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic (d. 1966)
12th » Willis Lamb, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
13th » Dave Garroway, American journalist and actor (d. 1982)
13th » Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (d. 2012)
13th » Kay Linaker, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2008)
14th » Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)
15th » Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
15th » Hammond Innes, English journalist and author (d. 1998)
15th » Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet (d. 2010)
17th » Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City named Marina City Building (d. 1997)
17th » Marc Swayze, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)
18th » Red Skelton, American actor and singer (d. 1997)
18th » Marvin Miller (actor) called Marvin Miller, American actor (d. 1985)
22nd » Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1995)
23rd » Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment (d. 2010)
24th » Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (d. 2010)
26th » Kan Yuet-keung, Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)