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, 2012
Day of Week 4th » The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
Day of Week 5th » The Shard in London is inaugurated as the List of tallest buildings in Europe called tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
Day of Week 11th » Astronomers announce the discovery of Styx (moon) called Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto.
Day of Week 12th » The Turaymisah killings named Turaymisah massacre kills 250 people during a Syrian military operation in a village within the Hama Governorate.
Day of Week 18th » At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a 2012 Burgas bus bombing called bomb explodes on an Israelis known as Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
Day of Week 21st » Erden Eruç completes the first solo Human-powered transport known as human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Day of Week 31st » Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the List of multiple Olympic medalists called most medals won at the Olympics.
Famous Deaths for July 2012
1st » Peter E. Gillquist, American priest and author (b. 1938)
1st » Mike Hershberger, American baseball player (b. 1939)
1st » Ossie Hibbert, Jamaican-American keyboard player and producer (The Aggrovators and The Revolutionaries) (b. 1950)
1st » Evelyn Lear, American soprano and actress (b. 1926)
1st » Alan G. Poindexter, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
1st » Jack Richardson (writer) e.g Jack Richardson, American author and playwright (b. 1934)