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).
Day of Week 2nd » Fall of the South Vietnam e.g Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Day of Week 4th » Israel Defense Forces called Israeli commandos Operation Entebbe or raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
10th » One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
Day of Week 14th » Capital punishment in Canada called Capital punishment is abolished in Canada.
Day of Week 17th » East Timor is annexation called annexed, and becomes the 27th Provinces of Indonesia named province of Indonesia.
17th » The opening of the 1976 Summer Olympics or Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African people or African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
Day of Week 18th » Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Day of Week 19th » Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
Day of Week 20th » The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars.
Day of Week 21st » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the United Kingdom known as British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
Day of Week 25th » Viking program: 'Viking 1' takes the famous Cydonia (region of Mars) or Face on Mars photo.
Day of Week 27th » Former Prime Minister of Japan known as Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals.
Day of Week 29th » In New York City, David Berkowitz (aka the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
8th » David Kennedy (musician) known as David Kennedy, American guitarist and songwriter (Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer, Hazen Street, and Over My Dead Body (band) e.g Over My Dead Body)