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).
Day of Week 15th » July Revolt of 1927 or Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
Day of Week 16th » Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first Dive bomber named dive-bombing attacks in history.
Day of Week 23rd » The first station of the All India Radio e.g Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Mumbai named Bombay.
Day of Week 24th » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1927
1st » Alan J. Charig, English paleontologist and author (d. 1997)
2nd » James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor or Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
2nd » Brock Peters, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2005)
3rd » Ken Russell, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2011)
4th » Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress and photographer
4th » Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter
6th » Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player (d. 1988)
6th » Alan Freeman, Australian-English radio host (d. 2006)
6th » Janet Leigh, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
6th » Pat Paulsen, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)
6th » Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
7th » Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (d. 2014)
7th » Charlie Louvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Louvin Brothers) (d. 2011)
7th » Doc Severinsen, American trumpet player (The Tonight Show Band)