Historical Events
- Jul 1 Dutch soccer clubs Sportclub Enschede & Enschedese Boys merge to form FC Twente '65 FC (2009-10 Eredivisie champions)
- Jul 1 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Jul 1 Kinderstraf trial starts
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 2 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson scores second consecutive title win over fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 3 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-4, 7-5, her second of 3 Wimbledon singles titles
- Jul 3 USSR and Persia sign dam building and economic aid pact
- Jul 3 Harold Strachan, member of the Communist Party of South Africa and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, is served with a restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act
- Jul 4 US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Carol Mann wins by 2 shots from fellow American Kathy Cornelius
Music History
Jul 5 Greek-American soprano Maria Callas makes her final opera stage appearance in the title role of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" at Convent Garden, London, England
- Jul 6 Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
Music Recording
Jul 7 Otis Redding records "Respect"
Sports History
Jul 8 Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game
- Jul 9 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian Peter Thomson Peter Thomson wins his 5th Claret Jug, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr
- Jul 9 John Edrich completes 310* v NZ in 532 minutes, 52 fours 5 sixes
- Jul 9 Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH
- Jul 10 Beatles' "VI" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
- Jul 10 Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Historic Event
Jul 11 Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion
- Jul 13 36th MLB All Star Game, Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota: NL wins, 6-5; MVP: Juan Marichal, SF Giants, P
- Jul 14 Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4)
- Jul 14 Israeli Jordanian border fights
- Jul 14 US Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km)
- Jul 14 52nd Tour de France: In his first year as a professional, Italian Felice Gimondi, a replacement on the Salvarani team, captures overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor
- Jul 15 "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars
- Jul 15 Athanassiades Novas succeeds Papandreo as premier of Greece
Music History
Jul 15 Leonard Bernstein premieres his "Chichester Psalms" for chorus and orchestra at Philharmonic Hall, NYC
- Jul 16 Mont Blanc Road tunnel between France & Italy opens
- Jul 17 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins
- Jul 18 Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit
- Jul 19 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
- Jul 20 18.18" (46.18 cm) of rainfall, Edgarton, Missouri (state 24-hr record)
- Jul 20 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- Jul 21 Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact
Historic Event
Jul 22 Edward Heath succeeds Alec Douglas-Home as leader of the British Conservative party
Sports History
Jul 24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of NY Mets
- Jul 24 Rock group "The Animals" 1st time in British charts
- Jul 25 Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning of folk-rock
- Jul 26 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day)
- Jul 27 Pierre Harmel forms Belgium government
Historic Event
Jul 27 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking
- Jul 28 LBJ sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam (total of 125,000)
- Jul 29 Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends
- Jul 29 Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s
- Jul 29 Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
- Jul 29 USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
- Jul 30 Charles Ives' "From the Steeples & the Mountains" premieres
Music History
Jul 30 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown & the Green Apple" premieres
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Gary Schofield, British Rugby League five-eighth (Great Britain 46, England 3 caps), born in Leeds, England
- Jul 1 Carl Fogarty, English motorbike racer (4x World Superbike champion), born in Blackburn, Lancashire
- Jul 3 Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Oosterbeek, Netherlands
- Jul 3 Dan Land, American NFL cornerback and safety (Oakland Raiders), born in Donalsonville, Georgia
- Jul 3 Greg Vaughn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 96, 98, 2001); Silver Slugger Award 1998; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 3 Shinya Hashimoto, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW), born in Toki City, Gifu, Japan
- Jul 3 Vinson Smith, American NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Statesville, North Carolina
- Jul 4 Harvey Grant, American NBA forward (Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Jul 4 John Frawley, Australian tennis player, born in Redcliffe, Australia
- Jul 4 Shelley Oates, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Jul 4 Jo Whiley, English radio DJ, born in Northampton, United Kingdom
- Jul 5 Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist (88 Fingers), born in Israel
- Jul 5 Kathryn Erbe, American actress (Detective Alexandra Eames-Law & Order: Criminal Intent), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Jul 6 Glenn Scarpelli, American actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jul 6 Tim Camargo, American jockey, born in Kennewick, Washington
- Jul 7 Paula Devicq, Canadian actress, born in Edmonton, Canada
- Jul 7 Mo Collins, American actress, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 7 Jeremy Kyle, English radio and television presenter (The Jeremy Kyle Show), born in Berkshire, England
- Jul 8 Corey Parker, American actor (How I Got into College, Roger-Eddie Dodd), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 8 Lee Tergesen, American actor
- Jul 9 Frank Bello, American heavy metal bassist (Anthrax), born in The Bronx, New York City
- Jul 9 David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
- Jul 9 Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
- Jul 10 Scott McCarron, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2017), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 10 Alec Mapa, Filipino-American actor and comedian
- Jul 10 Ken Mellons, American singer
- Jul 10 Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
- Jul 10 Peter Duncan, Scottish politician (Member of Parliament (C), 2001-05), born in Saltcoats, Scotland
- Jul 11 Tony Cottee, English footballer
- Jul 11 Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
- Jul 11 Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer)
- Jul 12 Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower)
- Jul 12 Robin Wilson, American rock singer (Gin Blossoms - "Hey Jealousy"; "Allison Road"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 12 Russ Bertram, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jul 12 Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
- Jul 14 Reina Olea, American female jockey, born in Compton, California
- Jul 15 Kirt Manwaring, Elmira NY, catcher (SF Giants)
- Jul 15 Scott Livingstone, infielder (San Diego Padres, Det Tigers), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 15 Tom Dvorak, Canadian equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996), born in Braunschwieg, Germany
- Jul 15 David Miliband, British politician
- Jul 16 Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Jul 16 Claude Lemieux, Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado), born in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
- Jul 17 Alex Winter, English actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), born in London, England
- Jul 17 Ken Evraire, Canadian CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 17 Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor, born in Carabanchel, Spain
- Jul 18 Robert Holland, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
- Jul 19 Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 19 Evelyn Glennie, Scottish marimba player, percussionist, and bagpiper, born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire Scotland
- Jul 19 Stuart Scott, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Jul 20 Stone Gossard, American guitarist (Pearl Jam), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jul 20 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)
- Jul 21 Mike Bordick, Marquette MI, infielder (Oakland A's)
- Jul 21 Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jul 22 Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
- Jul 22 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
- Jul 22 Patrick Labyorteaux American actor (Heathers, Yes Man, Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
Shawn Michaels
Jul 22 Shawn Michaels, American pro wrestler (4 x WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion; 2 x Royal Rumble winner; 1st WWF Grand Slam Champion; 4th WWF Triple Crown Champion; 2 x WWE Hall of Fame), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jul 23 Brett Faryniarz, American NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers), born in Carmichael, California
- Jul 24 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
- Jul 24 Brian Blades, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1989; Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Jul 24 Joe Oliver, catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jul 24 Kadeem Hardison, American actor (A Different World, The Sixth Man), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 24 Doug Liman, American film director
- Jul 25 Illeana Douglas, American actress (Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Jul 25 Marty Brown, American country singer ("It Must Be The Rain"; "Wildest Dreams"), born in Maceo, Kentucky
- Jul 25 Torey Lovullo, American baseball infielder (Oakland A's), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 26 Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer (Entourage, Serendipity), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 26 Jennifer Ashe, actress (As the World Turns)
- Jul 26 Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise), born in Hermosa Beach, California
- Jul 27 José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer, born in Luque, Paraguay
- Jul 28 Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
- Jul 28 Delfeayo Marsalis, American jazz musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jul 29 Doug Burden, rower (Olympic 5th 1988, 92, 96), born in Rutland, Vermont
- Jul 29 Henry James, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Jul 29 Karen Doell, American softball 2nd baseman (Olympics 1996), born in Winkler, Manitoba
- Jul 29 Luis Alicea, Santurce Puerto Rico, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- Jul 29 Chang-Rae Lee, Korean-born author
- Jul 30 Tex [Anthony] Axile, English rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen), born in Crawley, Sussex, England
- Jul 30 Tim Munton, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; Warwickshire), born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
- Jul 31 Scott Brooks, American basketball guard, coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2010, OKC Thunder; Washington Wizards 2016-19), born in French Camp, California
J. K. Rowling
Jul 31 J. K. Rowling, English writer (Harry Potter novels), born in Yate, Gloucestershire
- Jul 31 Julian Richards, British film director (Queen Sacrifice), born in Newport, Wales
Famous Weddings
Joan Rivers
Jul 15 Actress Joan Rivers (32) weds TV producer Edgar Rosenberg
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger (Andre Kostelanetz; Tony Bennett), composer ("Snowfall"), and bandleader ("A Sunday Kind of Love"), dies of a heart attack at 56
- Jul 1 Wally Hammond, England cricket batsman (7,249 Test runs @ 58.45), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Jul 2 Theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88
- Jul 3 Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25
- Jul 4 Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz pioneer, saxophonist, and band leader ("I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa"), dies at 72
- Jul 5 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, diplomat and international playboy, dies when he crashes his Ferrari into a tree at 56
- Jul 7 Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies
- Jul 7 Moshe Sharett, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954-55), dies at 70
- Jul 10 Jacques Audiberti, French poet (Le cavalier seul), dies at 66
- Jul 11 Ray Collins, American actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie), dies at 75
- Jul 13 Photis Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer, dies at 69
Adlai Stevenson II
Jul 14 Adlai Stevenson II, American politician (US Ambassador to UN, 1961-65; Governor of Illinois, 1949-53; Democratic presidential candidate, 1952 & 1956), dies at 65
Syngman Rhee
Jul 19 Syngman Rhee, 1st President of South Korea (1948-60), dies at 90
- Jul 19 Clyde Beatty, American animal trainer and actor (Africa Screams, The Big Cage), dies from cancer at 62
- Jul 24 Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59
- Jul 24 Irene Browne, actress (Peg O' My Heart), dies of cancer at 69
- Jul 27 Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
- Jul 28 Maurice Yvain, French composer, dies at 74
- Jul 28 Minor Watson, American actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75
- Jul 28 Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author (boy detectives club books), dies at 70
- Jul 30 Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Key), dies at 79
- Jul 30 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
- Jul 31 James Rennie, Canadian actor (Lash, Little Damozel), dies at 75
