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, 1951
Day of Week 4th » A court in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic or Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage.
4th » William Shockley announced the invention of the Bipolar junction transistor or junction transistor.
Day of Week 10th » Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
Day of Week 16th » King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium called Baudouin I of Belgium.
16th » 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger is published for the first time by Little, Brown and Company.
Day of Week 20th » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
Day of Week 22nd » Dezik (Дезик) and Tsygan (Цыган, "Gypsy") are the Soviet space dogs e.g first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight.