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, 2005
Day of Week 2nd » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa, More than 1,000 musicians performed and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
Day of Week 4th » The Deep Impact (spacecraft) e.g Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
Day of Week 10th » Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage.
Day of Week 22nd » Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
Day of Week 26th » Mumbai, India receives Maharashtra floods of 2005 named 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
Day of Week 27th » STS-114: NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the Space Shuttle external tank called external fuel tank. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discover
Day of Week 28th » The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
Day of Week 29th » Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris (dwarf planet) known as Eris.