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, 2007
Day of Week 1st » The Concert for Diana is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London and broadcast in 140 countries.
1st » Smoking in England is Smoking ban in England called banned in all public indoor spaces.
Day of Week 10th » Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Day of Week 12th » United States Army U.S. Army Boeing AH-64 Apache Apache helicopters perform July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
Day of Week 17th » TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320 family called Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the Congonhas-São Paulo Airport runway, killing 199 people.
Day of Week 26th » Shambo, a black cow in Wales that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, is slaughtered due to a bovine tuberculosis infection, causing widespread controversy.
Day of Week 31st » Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
Famous Deaths for July 2007
2nd » Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (b. 1929)
3rd » Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
3rd » Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress (b. 1915)
4th » Barış Akarsu, Turkish singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1979)
4th » Bill Pinkney, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1925)