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, 1968
Day of Week 1st » The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries.
1st » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
Day of Week 8th » The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement or Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
Day of Week 18th » Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
Day of Week 20th » The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Day of Week 23rd » Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Glenville Shootout Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Division of Police Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins an
23rd » The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is El Al Flight 426 hijacking taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route
Day of Week 26th » Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Truong Dinh Dzu is sentenced to five years Penal labour Prison labour known as hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
18th » Alex Désert, Haitian-American actor and singer (Hepcat (band) or Hepcat)
19th » Robb Flynn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Machine Head (band) known as Machine Head, Vio-lence, and Forbidden (band) e.g Forbidden)
19th » Pavel Kuka, Czech footballer and manager
19th » Jim Norton (American comedian) named Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author