- Jul 5 Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)
- Jul 6 John Albert Delany, Australian composer, born in Ratcliff, London (d. 1907)
- Jul 10 Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter, German foreign minister, born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1912)
Hipólito Yrigoyen
Jul 12 Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1933)