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, 1959
Day of Week 1st » The Party of the African Federation holds its constitutive conference.
1st » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations e.g Commonwealth countries.
Day of Week 7th » Venus Occultation named occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
Day of Week 15th » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
Day of Week 21st » Pumpsie Green or Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first list of African-American firsts e.g African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1
Day of Week 24th » At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, Vice President of the United States named U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
Day of Week 25th » SR.N1 hovercraft crosses the English Channel from Calais known as Calais, France to Dover, England in just over two hours.
Day of Week 29th » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the United States known as Union.