- Jul 1 Great Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq
- Jul 2 Chicago outfielder Carl Reynolds becomes only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings in 15-4 White Sox victory at Yankee Stadium
- Jul 3 US Veterans Administration created
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody wins 4th straight Wimbledon singles beating fellow American Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-2
Elizabeth Ryan
- Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden beats fellow American Wilmer Allison 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 for his 3rd and final Wimbledon singles crown
Herbert Hoover
Event of Interest
Jul 11 21 year old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in 3rd Test vs England at Leeds; goes on to 334
Donald Bradman
US Golf Open
Jul 12 US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title
Bobby Jones
- Jul 12 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman is out for 334 in drawn 3rd Test vs England at Headingley, Leeds; innings 383 minutes, 46 x 4's
- Jul 13 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay
- Jul 13 David Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home"
- Jul 18 SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland
- Jul 19 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Acacia CC: Lucia Mida beats June Beebe 6 & 5 to win the inaugural event and first women's major championship ever played
Historic Expedition
Jul 19 Richard E. Byrd, Laurence McKinley Gould, and their polar expedition team return to the United States following the first exploration of the interior of Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
- Jul 20 106°F (41°C), Washington, D.C. (district record)
- Jul 21 110°F (43°C) at Millsboro, Delaware (state record)
- Jul 21 US Veterans Administration forms
- Jul 23 Earthquake strikes Ariano Italy, 1,500 killed
- Jul 23 Pitts Pie Traynor ends both games with HRs (1st in 9th, 2nd in 13th)
- Jul 25 Philadelphia Athletics triple steal in 1st and 4th innings vs Cleveland
- Jul 27 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 4th straight title as Jean Borotra beats American George Lott 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6 for unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1
- Jul 27 24th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq scores first of 2 Tour victories (1932)
- Jul 28 114°F (46°C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record)
- Jul 29 115°F (46°C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record)
- Jul 29 Airship R100, 1st passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada
- Jul 30 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio
- Jul 30 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event
Event of Interest
Jul 31 NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in 8 runs with a grand slam and 2 doubles in a 14-13 win over the rival Boston Red Sox
Lou Gehrig