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, 2010
Day of Week 25th » WikiLeaks publishes Afghan War documents leak named classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
Famous Deaths for July 2010
1st » Don Coryell, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
1st » Arnold Friberg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
1st » Geoffrey Hutchings, English actor (b. 1939)
1st » Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (b. 1929)
2nd » Beryl Bainbridge, English actress, screenwriter, and author (b. 1932)
3rd » Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (b. 1937)
4th » Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (b. 1927)
4th » Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric (b. 1935)
5th » Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1965)