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, 1989
Day of Week 5th » Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions were later overturned.
Day of Week 12th » Lotte World Adventure opened in Seoul, South Korea.
Day of Week 17th » First flight of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit e.g B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
17th » Holy See–Poland relations are restored.
Day of Week 19th » United Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 112.
Day of Week 26th » A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert Tappan Morris or Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
31st » Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
31st » Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer
31st » Joey Richter, American actor and singer
31st » Jessica Williams (actress) e.g Jessica Williams, American actress
31st » Zelda Williams, American actress
Famous Deaths for July 1989
2nd » Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) or Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (b. 1909)
2nd » Franklin J. Schaffner, Japanese-American director and producer (b. 1920)