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, 1961
Day of Week 9th » Turkish voters approve the Turkish Constitution of 1961 in a referendum.
Day of Week 12th » Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla Dam e.g Khadakwasla and Panshet Dam named Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death toll exceeds 2,000.
Day of Week 19th » Tunisia Bizerte crisis or imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
Day of Week 20th » Military of France called French military forces break the Tunisian Bizerte crisis named siege of Bizerte.
Day of Week 21st » Project Mercury or Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission Gus Grissom piloting' Mercury-Redstone 4 e.g Liberty Bell 7' becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
Day of Week 23rd » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
Day of Week 25th » In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
Day of Week 31st » At Fenway Park in Boston known as Boston, Massachusetts, the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game or All-Star Game tie in Major League Baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning because of rain.
1st » Michelle Wright, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
2nd » Clark Kellogg, American basketball player and sportscaster
2nd » Samy Naceri, French actor
3rd » Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer and choreographer
3rd » Tim Smith (musician) or Tim Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs (band) named The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs, and Panixphere)
4th » Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima (series) or Ultima series