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, 2001
Day of Week 2nd » The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
Day of Week 17th » Concorde is brought back in to service nearly a year after the Air France 4590 e.g July 2000 crash.
Day of Week 24th » Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last List of Bulgarian monarchs Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain Power (politics) political p
24th » Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam named Tamil Tiger commandos, all died in this attack. They destroyed 11 Aircraft (mostly military) and damaged 15, there are no civilian casualties. This incident slowed dow
Day of Week 28th » Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
Famous Deaths for July 2001
1st » Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and educator, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
3rd » Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
3rd » Johnny Russell (singer) named Johnny Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
4th » V. Appapillai, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (b. 1913)
4th » Keenan Milton, American skateboarder (b. 1974)