July
July (i/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ juu-LY) is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. 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.
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Some articles on July:
... July's birthstone is the ruby which symbolizes contentment ... The Zodiac signs for the month of July include Cancer (astrology) (until July 21) and Leo (astrology) (July 22 onward) ...
... July 5 – Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes the fascist prime minister of Portugal (for the next 36 years) ... July 7 – The French submarine Prométhée sinks off Cherbourg 66 are killed ... July 8 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22 ...
... July 3 – French troops occupy Rome the Roman Republic surrenders ... July 6 – The Danish Army beats the Prussian army at Fredericia, Jutland, thereby putting an end to the Prussian/Danish War until 1864 ...
... Berrien Georgia March 9, 1829 July 19, 1831 Andrew Jackson 11 Roger B ... Taney Maryland July 20, 1831 November 14, 12 ... Benjamin Franklin Butler New York November 15, 1833 July 4, 1838 Martin Van Buren 13 Felix Grundy Tennessee July 5, 1838 January 10. 16 Hugh Swinton Legaré South Carolina September 13, 1841 June 30, 17 ... John Nelson Maryland July 1, 1843 March 4, 18 ... John Y ...
... July 12 – Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (b. 1768) July 28 – King Charles Albert of Sardinia (b ...
Famous quotes containing the word july:
“I thank heaven that the 4th. of July is over. It is always a day of great fatigue to me, and of some embarrassments from improper intrusions and some from unintended exclusions.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“April is in my mistress’ face,
And July in her eyes hath place,
Within her bosom is September,
But in her heart a cold December.”
—Unknown. Subject #4: July Subject #5: September Subject #6: December. All Seasons in One. . .
Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse, The. E. K. Chambers, comp. (1932)
“I will soon be going out to shape all the singing tomorrows.”
—Gabriel Péri, French Communist leader. Letter, July 1942, written shortly before his execution by the Germans. Quoted in New York Times (April 11, 1943)