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, 1955
Day of Week 9th » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London called London, England, United Kingdom.
Day of Week 15th » Eighteen Nobel Prize called Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
Day of Week 17th » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
Day of Week 27th » The Allied-occupied Austria e.g Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
Day of Week 28th » The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours called Tours, France.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1955
1st » Nikolai Demidenko, Russian pianist and educator
1st » Lisa Scottoline, American author
1st » Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1989)
2nd » Kim Carr, Australian educator and politician, 31st Minister for Human Services (Australia) e.g Australian Minister for Human Services
2nd » Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan-American actor and producer
2nd » Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
3rd » Claude Rajotte, Canadian radio and television host
3rd » Amy Wallace, American author (d. 2013)
5th » Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach
6th » William Wall (writer) known as William Wall, Irish author and poet
20th » Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1869)
23rd » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)