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, 1924
Day of Week 11th » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday
Day of Week 24th » Archeologist Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1924
1st » Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1st » Florence Stanley, American actress and director (d. 2003)
3rd » S. R. Nathan, Singaporean politician, 6th president of Singapore
4th » Eva Marie Saint, American actress and producer
5th » Niels Jannasch, German-Canadian historian (d. 2001)
5th » János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013)
6th » Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)
7th » Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
7th » Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
8th » Johnnie Johnson (musician) called Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
8th » Edward Cornelius Reed Jr., American sergeant and judge (d. 2013)
9th » Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984)
9th » Jill Knight, English politician
10th » Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach
10th » Bobo Brazil, American wrestler (d. 1998)
11th » César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2005)
11th » Brett Somers, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
11th » Charlie Tully, Irish footballer and manager (d. 1971)
12th » Fedon Matheou, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
13th » Carlo Bergonzi, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2014)
13th » Michel Constantin, French actor (d. 2003)
13th » Johnny Gilbert, American game show host and announcer
14th » David Evans (RAF officer) e.g David Evans, Canadian-English air marshal
14th » Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (d. 2013)
15th » Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (d. 2014)
16th » Bess Myerson, American model and actress, Miss America named Miss America 1945