Events in Sport
- Jul 10 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out
- Jul 15 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7
- Jul 19 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
- Jul 21 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
- Jul 30 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves
Birthdays in Sport
Deaths in Sport
Paul Morphy
Jul 10 Paul Morphy, American chess player considered the greatest of his era (1857-61), dies at 47

Paul Morphy