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, 2011
Day of Week 8th » Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the STS-135 named final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
Day of Week 9th » South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
Day of Week 22nd » Norway is the victim of 2011 Norway attacks e.g twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
Famous Deaths for July 2011
1st » Leslie Brooks, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
2nd » Itamar Franco, Brazilian politician, 33rd President of Brazil (b. 1930)
2nd » Chaturanan Mishra, Indian politician (b. 1925)
3rd » Ali Bahar, Bahraini singer and guitarist (Al Ekhwa) (b. 1960)
4th » Otto von Habsburg, Austrian-Hungarian son of Charles I of Austria (b. 1912)