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, 1970
Day of Week 1st » President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of West Pakistan restoring the provinces.
Day of Week 3rd » The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Day of Week 8th » Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
Day of Week 12th » A fire consumes the wooden home of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt and irretrievably destroys about 90 percent of his output.
Day of Week 21st » After 11 years of construction, the Aswan Dam known as Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
Day of Week 23rd » Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
Day of Week 31st » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned Rum Naval rum or rum ration in the Royal Navy.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1970
1st » Melissa Peterman, American actress and producer
1st » Nikos Samaras, Greek volleyball player (d. 2013)
26th » Joan Wasser, American singer-songwriter and violinist (The Dambuilders, Those Bastard Souls, and Antony and the Johnsons)
27th » Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and producer
27th » David Davies (Welsh politician) named David Davies, English-Welsh politician
28th » Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, Candlemass, Carcass (band) named Carcass, and Carnage (band) called Carnage)
28th » Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater
28th » Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach