- Jul 1 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
- Jul 1 Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA), holds its inaugural college player draft
- Jul 1 British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office
- Jul 2 Military coup discovered in France
- Jul 3 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC
- Jul 3 Soviet Union doesn't participate in Marshall Plan
- Jul 4 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool: Irishman Fred Daly wins his only Open, 1 stroke clear of Reg Horne and Frank Stranahan
Wimbledon Men's Championship
Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jack Kramer wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating fellow American Tom Brown 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
Doby First Black Player
Jul 5 Cleveland Indians rookie Larry Doby becomes 1st black player in AL when he strikes out in 6-5 loss vs Chicago White Sox
- Jul 5 Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee, and Max Schulman's musical comedy "Barefoot Boy with Cheek", based on Schulman's novel of the same name, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 108 performances
Wimbledon Women's Championship
Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne beats Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4 for her only Wimbledon singles title
Law of Succession Referendum
Jul 6 Spain votes for Francisco Franco as Head of State for life until death
Elizabeth and Philip's Engagement
Jul 9 Engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten
- Jul 10 200 die when train derails and falls into a river in Canton, China
- Jul 10 Cleveland Indian Don Black no-hits Philadelphia A's, 3-0
Event of Interest
Jul 10 Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee
- Jul 12 Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse's stage comedy "Life with Father" closes at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, after 3224 performances
- Jul 16 Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19
- Jul 18 British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine
- Jul 18 Tigers shut out Yanks 2-0, end 19 game winning streak
- Jul 18 US begins administering Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
- Jul 18 US President Harry Truman signs Presidential Succession Act
- Jul 20 1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra
- Jul 20 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion
- Jul 21 Indonesia begins 1st political election
- Jul 22 -8°F (-13°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record)
- Jul 23 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island
- Jul 26 46th Men's French Championships: Jozsef Asboth beats Eric Sturgess (8-6, 7-5, 6-4)
- Jul 26 French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Patricia Todd wins her only major singles title beating Doris Hart 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
National Security Act
Jul 26 US President Truman signs National Security Act (1947), establishing Department of Defense, CIA, National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staff
Yogi Berra Begins Streak
Jul 27 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra starts a record 148 game errorless streak
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