Historical Events
- Jul 1 East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.88) in Dresden, Germany
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 1 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Hometown favourite Virginia Wade beats Betty Stöve of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 2 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats American Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 for the second of 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles
- Jul 3 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Lachute GC: Judy Rankin wins by 3 strokes from Pat Meyers and Sandra Palmer
- Jul 3 The Senegalese Republican Movement (MRS) is founded
Event of Interest
Jul 3 Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew's 9-race win streak ends in the Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park, finishes 4th
- Jul 4 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie
- Jul 4 Norman Lear's late night television talk show parody "Fernwood 2-Night", starring Martin Mull, Fred Willard, and Frank De Vol, debuts in syndication
- Jul 4 Red Sox end 9-game losing streak by smashing a MLB-record 8 HRs in a 9-6 win vs Toronto at Fenway Park
- Jul 5 Pakistani army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power
- Jul 6 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
The Spy Who Loved Me
Jul 7 "The Spy Who Loved Me", 10th James Bond film starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, premieres in London
- Jul 7 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City
- Jul 8 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs)
British Golf Open
Jul 9 British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: Tom Watson wins second of 5 Open titles by a stroke from Jack Nicklaus; pair play together in final 2 rounds; separate themselves from field under rare clear skies, remembered as the "Duel in the Sun"
- Jul 10 Kurt Weil, Bertolt Brecht, and Elisabeth Hauptmann's musical "Happy End", starring Christopher Lloyd and Meryl Streep, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 75 performances
Event of Interest
Jul 11 US Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr.
- Jul 12 John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey v Derbyshire at The Oval
- Jul 13 NYC experiences 25 hr black-out
- Jul 14 North Korea shoots down US helicopter, killing 3
- Jul 14 US House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Jul 16 Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad & Tobago crowned 26th Miss Universe
- Jul 18 Hugh Leonard's "Da" premieres in London
- Jul 18 Vietnam becomes a member of the UN
Sports History
Jul 19 48th MLB All Star Game, Yankee Stadium, NYC, NY: NL wins, 7-5; MVP: Don Sutton, LA Dodgers, P
- Jul 19 Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76
- Jul 20 10th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
- Jul 20 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causes $350 million damage
- Jul 20 The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind control experiments
- Jul 21 Libyan-Egyptian border fights
- Jul 21 Sanjiva Reddy is elected sixth President of India unopposed
Election of Interest
Jul 21 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike loses general election
Baseball Record
Jul 24 Pete Rose passes Frankie Frisch as switch-hit leader with 2,881
- Jul 24 Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen
US Women's Golf Open
Jul 24 US Open Women's Golf, Hazeltine National GC: Hollis Stacy wins wire-to-wire by 2 strokes from Nancy Lopez
Cricket Debut
Jul 28 Legendary England cricket all-rounder Ian Botham on debut takes 5 for 74 in the Australian 1st innings in a 7 wicket 3rd Test win at Trent Bridge
- Jul 28 Roy Wilkins turns over NAACP leadership to Benjamin Hooks
- Jul 31 E. Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA
- Jul 31 John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Birgit Schuurman, Dutch singer and actress, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Jul 1 Jerome Iginla, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; World Cup gold 2004; Art Ross Trophy 2002 Calgary Flames), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Jul 1 Jessica Meir, American NASA astronaut and marine biologist, born in Caribou, Maine
- Jul 1 Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist (Flow), born in Tokyo, Japan
Liv Tyler (47 years old)
Jul 1 American actress and daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler (Heavy; Armageddon; Lord of the Rings), born in New York City
- Jul 4 Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry), born in Grangärde, Sweden
- Jul 5 Javier López, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (World Series 2007 Boston Red Sox; 2010, 12, 14 San Francisco Giants), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Jul 5 Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player (World #4 2000), born in Holzminden, Germany
- Jul 5 Royce Da 5'9" [Ryan Daniel Montgomery], American rapper, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 6 Con Blatsis, Australian footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Jul 6 Craig Handley, British film director (On All Floors), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
- Jul 6 Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer, born in Mdingi, Cape Province, South Africa
- Jul 7 Felix Vasquez, New York City Housing Authority employee (2005 caught baby thrown from window of a burning building)
- Jul 8 Milo Ventimiglia, American actor (Gilmore Girls, This is Us), born in Anaheim, California
- Jul 8 Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball center (China's first NBA player; Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Miami Heat; CBA MVP 2000 Bayi Rockets), born in Beijing, China
- Jul 9 Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
- Jul 9 Isaac Brock, American musician and songwriter (Modest Mouse), born in Helena, Montana
- Jul 10 Gwendoline Yeo, Singaporean-American actress (General Hospital, Desperate Housewives), born in Singapore
- Jul 10 Schapelle Corby, Australian convicted drug smuggler in Bali, born in Tugun, Queensland
- Jul 10 Vivek Murthy, Vice-Admiral and 19th US Surgeon General (2014-17), born in Hudderfield, UK
- Jul 11 Brandy Gold, American actress (Annie-Baby Makes Five), born in Los Angeles, California
Brock Lesnar (47 years old)
Jul 12 American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (WWE), born in Webster, South Dakota
- Jul 12 Neil Harris, English soccer striker (Millwall 374 games) and manager (Millwall, Cardiff City, Gillingham), born in Orsett, England
- Jul 12 Steve Howey, American actor known for "Reba", born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jul 13 Ashley Scott, American actress (Maria Miller in video game "The Last of Us"), born in Metairie, Louisiana
- Jul 14 Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, born in Solna, Sweden
- Jul 15 André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa
- Jul 15 Faraz Anwar, Pakistani orogressive-metal guitarist (Mizraab), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Jul 15 Lana Parrilla, American actress (Once Upon a Time), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 15 Ray Toro, American rock guitarist (My Chemical Romance), born in Kearny, New Jersey
- Jul 16 Bryan Budd, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2006)
- Jul 17 Lehmber Hussainpuri, Indian Bhangra and Punjabi hip hop singer ("Das Ja"), born in Hussainpur, India
- Jul 17 Marc Savard, Canadian NHL hockey player, 1997-2011 (Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Jul 18 Alfian Sa'at, Singaporean writer, poet and playwright for W!LD RICE, born in Singapore
- Jul 18 Dylan Lane, American television host known for "Chain Reaction", born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
- Jul 18 Kelly Reilly, English actress (Yellowstone), born in London, England
- Jul 19 Ed Smith, English cricketer and sports commentator, born in Pembury, England
- Jul 19 Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer (captain of Sudanese team), born in Khartoum Bahri, Sudan
- Jul 19 Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 1997-2015 (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 19 Tony Mamaluke, American professional wrestler
- Jul 20 Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
- Jul 20 Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer (Manchester City), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
- Jul 21 Allison Wagner, American swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Gainesville, Florida
- Jul 21 David Dastmalchian, American actor (Prisoners; Animals; Ant-Man), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Jul 21 Jaime Murray, British actress (Hutle), born in London, England
- Jul 21 Paul Casey, English golfer (Ryder Cup wins 2004, 06, 18; 3 PGA Tour titles, 13 European Tour titles; PGA C'ship 2020 runner-up), born in Cheltenham, England
- Jul 21 Sarah Biasini, French actress, daughter of actress Romy Schneider, born in Gassin, France
- Jul 22 Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
- Jul 23 Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer, born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
- Jul 23 Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- Jul 24 Danny Dyer, English actor and television presenter
- Jul 24 Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player
- Jul 25 Kenny Thomas, American basketball player, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jul 26 Emma Barton, English actress (Eastenders), born in Portsmouth, England
- Jul 26 Martin Laursen, Danish footballer (A.C. Milan), born in Fårvang, Denmark
- Jul 26 Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian pop rock singer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Jul 27 Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comic book artist (A Lost Stock of Children), born in Singapore
- Jul 27 Jason Michael Zimbler, actor (Clarissa Explains it All), born in Queens, New York
- Jul 28 Aki Berg, Finnish NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Raisio, Finland
- Jul 28 Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player, born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Jul 29 Danger Mouse [Brian Burton], American alternative rock and electronic hip-hop musician, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning record producer (The Grey Album; Gnarls Barkley; Black Keys), born in White Plains, New York
- Jul 29 Greg Burgess, American 200m individual medley (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
- Jul 30 Finneas [O'Connell], American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer (Billie Eilish), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 30 Jaime Pressly, American actress, born in Kinston, North Carolina
- Jul 31 Tim Couch, American NFL quarterback (#1 overall draft pick 1999, Cleveland Browns), born in Hyden, Kentucky
Famous Weddings
Dick Clark
Jul 7 "American Bandstand" TV host Dick Clark (47) weds Kari Wigton (34) in Malibu, California
Mike Ditka
Jul 8 American NFL coach Mike Ditka (37) weds second wife Diana Trantham in Dallas County, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 (Robert) "Baby Boy" Warren, American blues singer and guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 57
- Jul 3 Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist and composer, dies at 63
- Jul 3 Mohammed al-Zahaby, Egyptian minister, murdered by Moslem extremists at 64
- Jul 4 Gersh Budker, Russian physicist (b. 1918)
- Jul 6 Oedoen Partos, Hungarian-Israeli violist (Israel Philharmonic, 1938-56), composer, and teacher dies at 69
- Jul 8 Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, dies at 89
Alice Paul (1885-1977)
Jul 9 American suffragist (National Woman's Party), dies at 92
- Jul 9 Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist and natural science writer (The Unexpected Universe), and poet (Another Kind of Autumn), dies of cardiac arrest at 69
- Jul 10 Norman Paris, American orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), and composer (" Big Blue Marble", "I've Got A Secret"), dies of stroke complications at 51
- Jul 12 Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66
- Jul 12 Frantisek Suchy, Czech oboist and composer (Moravian Wind Quintet), dies at 75
- Jul 15 Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies
- Jul 19 John R Powers, American director model bureau, dies at 80
Noel Wien (1899-1977)
Jul 19 American aviation pioneer (Wien Air Alaska), dies at 78
- Jul 20 Carter DeHaven, American actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90
- Jul 20 Gary Kellgren, American music producer who co-founded The Record Plant studios, drowns in a swimming pool, along with his girlfriend, at 38
- Jul 21 Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), dies at 70
- Jul 23 René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
- Jul 26 Gena Branscombe, Canadian pianist and composer, dies at 95
- Jul 26 Hans-Otto Borgmann, German film score composer under the Third Reich, dies at 75
- Jul 26 Karac Plant, son of Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, dies of respiratory failure at 6
- Jul 27 Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (econometrics), dies at 79
- Jul 29 Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies
- Jul 30 Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered
- Jul 31 Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20
