- Jul 15 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Reigning champion John Hartley beats Herbert Lawford 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- Jul 16 Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practise medicine in Canada.
- Jul 19 San Francisco Public Library starts lending books
- Jul 21 Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY
- Jul 24 1st commercial hydroelectric power plant in the world begins generating electricity in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Jul 27 Alexander P. Ashbourne patents a process for refining coconut oil
- Jul 27 Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson is wounded, breaks out
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