- Jul 3 1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
- Jul 4 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Port Moody, British Columbia
- Jul 6 Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public
- Jul 10 George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company
- Jul 13 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats Herbert Lawford for the 3rd straight year 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for his 6th consecutive Wimbledon championship
- Jul 14 The Temple Street Cable Railway begins cable car service in Los Angeles, California
Wimbledon Women's Championship
Jul 17 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley defeats 2-time defending champion Maud Watson 6–3, 6-3
Lord Salisbury Government
Jul 28 British Conservative government led by Lord Salisbury forms
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