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Facts about July

  • July begins on the same day of the week as April.
  • In the old Japanese calendar, July is "fumizuki" (book month)
  • In 46 BC the Romans’ new calendar named this month Julius to honour Caesar.

July

1st Jul -
31st Jul

World Toe Wrestling Championship

Every July, competitors lock big toes on the specially built ‘toedium’ in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

7th Jul

Live Earth

On this day in 2007 concerts were staged around the world to encourage everyone to help fight climate change.

11th Jul

World Population Day (UN)

What's it like to be young, among the 6 billion people living on Earth?

18th Jul

Full Moon, Asalha Puja

Buddhists celebrate the first time Gautama Buddha proclaimed the Middle Way, the Eightfold Path, and the Four Noble truths.

20th Jul

"One small step for a man…"

"… One giant leap for mankind." 39 years ago today, Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon.

23rd Jul -
20th Aug

The Perseids meteor shower

This cloud of dust particles from the comet Swift-Tuttle has appeared in the night sky every year for the last 2000 years. Look for shooting stars from late July to mid-August, with a peak around 12 August.