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, 1994
Day of Week 4th » Rwandan Genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city.
Day of Week 8th » Kim Jong-il begins to assume List of leaders of North Korea e.g supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
Day of Week 16th » Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22.
Day of Week 18th » The 1994 AMIA bombing called bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
18th » Rwandan Genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
Day of Week 25th » Israel and Jordan sign the Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace e.g Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the nations since 1948.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1994
1st » Montserrat González, Paraguayan tennis player