Statue of Liberty
Jul 4 Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris
- Jul 5 German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon
- Jul 5 US Congress accept 2nd Chinese Exclusion Act
- Jul 8 Benjamin Waugh and others found The London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, in London; later expanded to become the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
- Jul 10 First day of Test Cricket at Old Trafford, Manchester (1st Test, England v Australia) is washed out
- Jul 15 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7
- Jul 19 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
- Jul 21 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
Society of Independent Artists
Jul 29 Society of Independent Artists founded in Paris by Albert Dubois-Pillet, Odilon Redon, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac
- Jul 30 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves
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