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, 1971
Day of Week 5th » Right to vote: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
Day of Week 26th » Apollo program: launch of 'Apollo 15' on the first Apollo "List of Apollo mission types e.g J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
26th » Nicolette Milnes-Walker completes sailing non-stop single-handedly across the Atlantic, becoming the first woman to successfully do so.
Day of Week 30th » Apollo program: 'Apollo 15' Mission David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module 'Falcon' land on the Moon with the first Lunar Roving Vehicle named Lunar Rover.
30th » An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Japanese Air Force North American F-86 Sabre F-86 All Nippon Airways Flight 58 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
Day of Week 31st » Apollo program: 'Apollo 15' astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.