- Jul 1 John Selby, England Test cricket batsman (6 Tests), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1894)
- Jul 2 Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Bavaria, born in Brno, Austrian Empire (d. 1919)
- Jul 5 William T. Stead, British newspaper editor (The Pall Mall Gazette - exposed child prostitution), born in Embleton, England (d. 1912)
- Jul 12 William Osler, Canadian physician and author (circulatory system), born in Bond Head, Province of Canada (d. 1919)
- Jul 15 Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Germany (d. 1897)
- Jul 19 Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic, born in Toulon, Var, France (d. 1906)
- Jul 19 François Victor Alphonse Aulard, French historian, born in Montbron, France (d. 1928)
- Jul 20 Robert Anderson Van Wyck, Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)
Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)
Jul 22 American poet ("Give us your tired & poor", "New Colossus" - on the base of Statue of Liberty), born in NYC, New York
