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, 1945
Day of Week 5th » World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.
Day of Week 16th » World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis CA-35 6 leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Tinian Island.
16th » Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States Trinity (nuclear test) called successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Day of Week 17th » World War II: The main three leaders of the Allies of World War II or Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, Potsdam Conference or meet in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
Day of Week 23rd » The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
Day of Week 26th » The Labour Party (UK) e.g Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election, 1945 called United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
26th » The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
26th » HMS Vestal J215 6 is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the World War Two Second World War
26th » The United States Navy US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis CA-35 6 arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Day of Week 28th » A U.S. Army North American B-25 Mitchell or B-25 bomber B-25 Empire State Building crash e.g crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
Day of Week 29th » The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
Day of Week 30th » World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis CA-35 6, killing 883 seamen.
Day of Week 31st » Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allies of World War II known as Allied soldiers in Austria.
1st » Debbie Harry, American singer, songwriter and actress (Blondie (band) called Blondie and The Wind in the Willows (band) or The Wind in the Willows)
1st » Victoria Miro, English art dealer
3rd » Michael Cole (actor) e.g Michael Cole, American actor
3rd » Robert Crawford (historian) e.g Robert Crawford, English historian and curator
3rd » Iain MacDonald-Smith, English sailor
3rd » Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Scottish politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) named Speaker of the House of Commons
3rd » Saharon Shelah, Israeli mathematician and academic
4th » Bruce French (actor) named Bruce French, American actor
4th » Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (d. 1972)
5th » Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of México
6th » Rodney Matthews, English painter and illustrator
6th » Burt Ward, American actor
7th » Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
7th » Matti Salminen, Finnish opera singer
8th » Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
9th » Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
9th » John Lilleyman, English haematologist
9th » Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
10th » Hal McRae American baseball player and manager
10th » Peter Michalica, Slovak violinist
10th » John Motson, English sportscaster
10th » Jean-Marie Poiré, French director, producer, and screenwriter
10th » Virginia Wade, English tennis player and sportscaster
12th » Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor, singer, and director
14th » Jim Gordon (musician) or Jim Gordon, American drummer and songwriter (Traffic (band) called Traffic, Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
15th » Jürgen Möllemann, German politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2003)
16th » Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, English politician