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, 1943
Day of Week 1st » Tokyo City merges with Tokyo Prefecture and is dissolved. Since this date, no city in Japan has the name "Tokyo" (present-day Tokyo is not officially a city).
Day of Week 4th » World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator or B-24 Liberator bomber 1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash called crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board; only the pilot sur
Day of Week 5th » World War II: An Allies of World War II called Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
5th » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
Day of Week 9th » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily Operation Husky Allies of World War II Allied forces perform an Amphibious warfare amphibious invasion of Sicily.
Day of Week 11th » Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak.
11th » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily Nazi Germany German and Italian troops launch a Battle of Gela (1943) counter-attack on Allies of World War II Allied forces in Sicily.
Day of Week 12th » World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka Nazi Germany or German and Soviet Union named Soviet forces engage in one of the largest tank engagements of all time.
Day of Week 14th » In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
Day of Week 19th » World War II: Rome is Bombing of Rome in World War II named heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
Day of Week 22nd » World War II: Allies of World War II called Allied forces capture the Italy e.g Italian city of Palermo.
Day of Week 23rd » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex or Rayleigh, Essex named Essex, England.
23rd » World War II: The United Kingdom British destroyers HMS Eclipse H08 6 and HMS Laforey G99 6 sink the Italy Italian submarine 600-Serie Adua class submarine 'Ascianghi' in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland 59 6.
Day of Week 24th » World War II: Bombing of Hamburg in World War II Operation Gomorrah begins: United Kingdom British and Canada Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will hav
Day of Week 25th » World War II: Benito Mussolini 25 Luglio called is forced out of office by his own Italy or Italian Grand Council and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio.
Day of Week 28th » World War II: Bombing of Hamburg in World War II known as Operation Gomorrah The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg called Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1943
1st » Peeter Lepp, Estonian politician, 37th Mayor of Tallinn
1st » Jeff Wayne, American pianist and composer
2nd » Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician, 36th Mayor of Tallinn
2nd » Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
2nd » Larry Lake (musician) called Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)
3rd » Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (The Seekers)
4th » Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th List of Prime Ministers of Poland or Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (b. 1881)