Event of Interest
Jul 1 US Open Senior Golf, Ridgewood CC: Lee Trevino wins by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his first Seniors tour major title

Jack Nicklaus
Event of Interest
Jul 1 Canadian Open Golf (du Maurier Classic), Westmount GC: Cathy Johnston wins by 2 strokes from Patty Sheehan for her only LPGA Tour win

Patty Sheehan
Event of Interest
Jul 2 Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering

Imelda Marcos
- Jul 2 Panic in tunnel of Mecca: 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death
- Jul 3 Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida
- Jul 3 Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe offers to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country; he is later kidnapped and executed
- Jul 4 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minnesota
- Jul 4 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
- Jul 4 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address
Event of Interest
Jul 5 Steffi Graf's record run of 13 consecutive Grand Slam finals is over, beaten in Wimbledon semi-finals by American Zina Garrison

Zina Garrison

Steffi Graf
Film Premier
Jul 6 "Jetsons the Movie" by Hanna-Barbera with Tiffany, premieres

Joseph Barbera

William Hanna
Tennis Open
Jul 7 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title beating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1

Martina Navratilova

Zina Garrison
- Jul 7 New Jersey Devils sign star Russian defensemen Viacheslav Fetisov & Sergei Starikov to NHL contracts despite criticism they are taking North American jobs
Music Concert
Jul 7 First Three Tenors concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome - recording of is world's best-selling classical record

Luciano Pavarotti
- Jul 8 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)
- Jul 8 Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
- Jul 8 FIFA World Cup Final: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany 1-0 win over Argentina in Rome, Italy
- Jul 8 Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels & then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7
- Jul 8 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 for his 2nd Wimbledon singles crown
Event of Interest
Jul 9 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets

Richard Hadlee
- Jul 10 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
- Jul 10 All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)
- Jul 10 Andrew Dice Clay cries on Arsenio Hall Show
- Jul 10 Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston
- Jul 11 NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
- Jul 11 Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins.
- Jul 12 "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington
Event of Interest
Jul 12 Boris Yeltsin quits the Soviet Communist Party

Boris Yeltsin
- Jul 12 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
- Jul 12 In Soweto, South Africa, Shanty town women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent by authorities to demolish their homes
- Jul 14 "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV (NYC)
- Jul 14 Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss
Golf Major
Jul 15 45th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King

Betsy King
- Jul 16 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in Philippines
- Jul 16 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
- Jul 16 Civil trial by parents of Suicide victims against Judas Priest begins
- Jul 16 NYC's Empire State Building catches fire-no fatalities
- Jul 16 Rick Dee's "Into the Night" premieres on ABC-TV
- Jul 16 Ukraine declares independence
Event of Interest
Jul 16 The ANC send a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas of South Africa

F. W. de Klerk
- Jul 17 Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq
Baseball Record
Jul 17 NY Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer

Deion Sanders
- Jul 19 Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, California
Event of Interest
Jul 19 Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee

Whitey Ford
Event of Interest
Jul 21 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood

David Gilmour

Roger Waters
Event of Interest
Jul 22 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships by 5 strokes from runners-up Mark McNulty & Payne Stewart

Nick Faldo

Payne Stewart
- Jul 22 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson
- Jul 22 77th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- Jul 23 Rosie Jones (St Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America
- Jul 23 South Africa workers' union leader Billy Nair arrested
- Jul 24 Ms. Magazine hits newstands again after an 8 month hiatus
- Jul 24 US warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait
- Jul 25 "Les Miserables" opens at Princess Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
Event of Interest
Jul 25 KC Royal George Brett hits for the cycle

George Brett
- Jul 25 Nadezhda Ryashkina of USSR sets 10K walk woman's record (41:56.23)
Event of Interest
Jul 25 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres game

Roseanne Barr
Event of Interest
Jul 26 US President George H. W. Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act

George H. W. Bush
- Jul 26 US beats Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at Goodwill Games
Event of Interest
Jul 27 Graham Gooch scores 333 v India at Lord's

Graham Gooch
Event of Interest
Jul 28 Alberto Fujimori installed as President of Peru

Alberto Fujimori
Event of Interest
Jul 29 LPGA Championship, Bethesda CC: Beth Daniel wins by 1 stroke from fellow American Rosie Jones

Beth Daniel
- Jul 29 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
- Jul 29 South Africa Communist Party begins 1st legal conference
- Jul 29 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Norcross, Georgia: US retains title with 2-1 victory over Soviet Union; Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson clinch final with 6-4, 6-3 win against Larisa Neiland & Natasha Zvereva
- Jul 30 Five Bank of Credit & Commerce members found guilty of money laundering
- Jul 30 Graham Gooch scores 123 v India to follow up 1st innings 333
- Jul 30 Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die
Event of Interest
Jul 30 George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of NY Yankees

George Steinbrenner
Event of Interest
Jul 31 Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games

Nolan Ryan