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, 1930
Day of Week 7th » Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
Day of Week 11th » Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the List of Test cricket records Innings or series highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test cricket Test match against England cricket team England.
Day of Week 30th » In Montevideo, Uruguay national football team e.g Uruguay wins the 1930 FIFA World Cup known as first FIFA World Cup.
Day of Week 31st » The Radio drama e.g radio mystery program 'The Shadow' airs for the first time.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1930
1st » Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American director and producer (d. 2005)
1st » Carol Chomsky, American linguist and academic (d. 2008)
2nd » Ahmad Jamal, American pianist, composer, and educator
2nd » Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina