<P> July is the seventh month of the year ( between June and August ) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days . It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar , it being the month of his birth . Prior to that , it was called Quintilis , being the fifth month of the 10 - month calendar . </P>
<P> July is the seventh month of the year ( between June and August ) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days . It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar , it being the month of his birth . Prior to that , it was called Quintilis , being the fifth month of the 10 - month calendar . </P>
who was the month of july named after
who was the month of july named after
Roman general Julius Caesar
Roman general Julius Caesar