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The month of July is named for a human, the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar. The Julian Calendar began in March with the Spring Equinox, and would add 5 days in February in various years to
try to keep things in alignment with the Wheel of the Year. By 1582, the calendar was about 10 days out of alignment, so Pope Gregory XIII revised the calendar to have 12 months instead of only 10, and to begin on January 1. This is why September is named for 7 instead of 9, October for 8 instead of 10, and so on. When Julius Caesar died, Quintilis, which was his birth month, was
renamed with July. Quintilis means “fifth month” in Latin. The only other month named for a
human is August, named for Augustus Caesar, the great-nephew whom Julius Caesar adopted as his son and heir.