- Jul 4 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebraska
- Jul 16 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Jul 24 Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt
- Jul 28 Shocks triggered by volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroy 1,200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2,000