July - Wishing you all the best on your special day!

 

As promised, on the 23^rd of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays. I came across the list on Book Lover Gifts website. Feel free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section, just wait for their birth month.

 

• 21 July 1899 - Ernest Hemingway, author of A Farewell to Arms
• 28 July 1866 - Beatrix Potter, author of Peter Rabbit
• 30 July 1818 - Emily Bronte, author of Wuthering Heights
• 31 July 1965 - J K Rowling, author of Harry Potter

 

July Facts:

• July is the warmest month in the Northern Hemisphere.
• Sometimes the long, hot days of July are called the “dog days of summer.”
• The ruby, July’s birthstone is associated with contentment, love, passion and integrity.
• Originally call Quintillis on the Roman calendar, the name was changed to honor Julius Caesar who was born July 12.
• Folklore: As July, so next January.

 

See you next month!

Sources:

http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm

https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore

https://www.ducksters.com/history/decemberinhistory.php