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, 1938
Day of Week 3rd » World speed record for a steam engine steam railway locomotive is set in England, by the 'Mallard (locomotive) Mallard', which reaches a speed of convert 126 mph km/h.
3rd » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
Day of Week 10th » Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.
Day of Week 17th » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Floyd Bennett Field e.g Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
Day of Week 20th » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City or New York, New York against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up
9th » Brian Dennehy, American actor, director, and producer
9th » Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1985)
10th » Paul Andreu, French architect, designed the Osaka Maritime Museum and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) known as National Grand Theater of China
10th » Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1972)
11th » Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American historian and scholar