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, 1973
Day of Week 5th » A BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, Kingman Explosion known as kills eleven firefighters.
Day of Week 10th » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
10th » National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on the recognition of Bangladesh.
10th » John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.
Day of Week 11th » Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking on flights.
Day of Week 12th » A National Personnel Records Center fire known as fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
Day of Week 13th » Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon White House tapes Nixon tapes" to the special United States Senate Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal Watergate break in.
Day of Week 16th » Watergate scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate that President of the United States named President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations.
Day of Week 17th » King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
Day of Week 21st » In the Lillehammer affair in Norway, Israeli Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich massacre known as Munich Olympics Massacre.
Day of Week 25th » Soviet Union or Soviet 'Mars program e.g Mars 5' space probe is launched.
Day of Week 28th » Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
Day of Week 29th » Greek republic referendum, 1973 or Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
29th » During the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix known as Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1973
2nd » Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer