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, 1950
Day of Week 2nd » The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan arson e.g burns down.
Day of Week 5th » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
5th » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
Day of Week 11th » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
Day of Week 14th » Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.
Day of Week 16th » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army.
Day of Week 20th » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
Day of Week 24th » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper (rocket) called Bumper rocket.
Day of Week 29th » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1950
1st » David Duke, American activist, author, and politician
2nd » Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic
5th » Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News and Clover (band) known as Clover)
5th » Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Steppenwolf (band) known as Steppenwolf, Detective (band) called Detective, and World Classic Rockers)
5th » Philip Terzian, American journalist and author
6th » John Byrne (comics) e.g John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
6th » Geraldine James, English actress
6th » Jonathon Porritt, English environmentalist and academic
6th » Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
8th » Sarah Kennedy, English television and radio host
8th » Mary Ellen Trainor, American actress
9th » Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon
9th » Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1999)
9th » Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor
9th » Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine
10th » Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician
10th » Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Ministry of the Interior (Greece) known as Greek Minister for the Interior
11th » Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic
11th » Bruce McGill, American actor
11th » J. R. Morgan, Welsh author and academic
11th » Bonnie Pointer, American singer (The Pointer Sisters)
12th » Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss (band) named Kiss) (d. 1991)
12th » Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
25th » Mark Clarke, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Colosseum (band) Colosseum, Mountain (band) Mountain, Natural Gas (band) Natural Gas, and Uriah Heep (band) Uriah Heep)