July 1, 2023
Happy Birthday, Uncle Sam – and all July Babies
By Eloise Graham
This July 4, 2023 Uncle Sam will be celebrating his 247th birthday. He has aged well; barely looks older than when he did in 1776.
Did you know that July rated second in the number of births per year? As of July 2022, there have been 7,500,795 recorded births in July making it the second most common birth month. August came in first. September came in third at 7,411,299. However, it is to be noted that both August and July have 31 days in them and September only has 30. Who knows what a difference a day can make?
Out of the 365 days available in the year, July 4 ranks 362 in popularity of the number of births per day. Fewer babies are born on this day or any other holiday. With scheduled inducements and C-sections available, doctors and delivery staff would rather be at home with their families; not increasing the size of someone else’s family.
Larkspur
The birth flower for July is the larkspur or delphinium. It blooms just in time for those July babies to enjoy each year. The flower looks a little like hyacinths with their neat little rows of flowerets. They come in a wide range of colors; red, yellow, white, blue or purple. The blue and purple shades are what most people associate with the flower.
The traditional birthstone for July is the ruby. This eye-catching jewel is a deep red, maybe with a hint of purple. In the gem trade it is called “pigeon’s blood.” It gets its color from trace amounts of chromium. The modern birthstone for July is the onyx. Some consider onyx, with its rich deep black to be a second choice for July’s birthstone. This is a banded stone with a deep black base and gray or white bands in the stone.
Who are some celebrities that have July birthdays?
Dan Aykroyd, July 1, 1952 * Imelda Marcos, July 2, 1929 * Tom Cruise, July 3, 1962 * Calvin Coolidge, July 4, 1872 * Edie Falco, July 5, 1963 * Sylvester Stallone, July 6, 1946 * Ringo Starr, July 7, 1940 * Toby Keith, July 8, 1961*
Tom Hanks, July 9, 1956 * Arlo Guthrie, July 10, 1947 * Yul Bryner, July 11, 1920 * Henry David Thoreau, July 12, 1821 * Harrison Ford, July 13, 1942 * Jane Lynch, July 14, 1960 * Forest Whitaker, July 15, 1961 * Ginger Rogers, July 16, 1911 * David Hasselhoff, July 17, 1952 * Red Skelton, July 18, 1913 * Anthony Edwards, July 19, 1962 * Natalie Wood, July 20, 1938 * Robin Williams, July 21, 1951 * Danny Glover, July 22, 1946 * Woody Harrelson, July 23, 1961 * Lynda Carter, July 24, 1951 * Jordyn Kohel, July 25, 2001 * Mick Jagger, July 26, 1943 * Johnathan Rhys Meyers, July 27, 1977 * Elon Musk, July 28, 1971 * Gary Busey, July 29, 1944 * Lisa Kudrow, July 30, 1963 * Wesley Snipes, July 31, 1962
