Events in Sport
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 4 US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Carol Mann wins by 2 shots from fellow American Kathy Cornelius
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 13 36th MLB All Star Game, Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota: NL wins, 6-5; MVP: Juan Marichal, SF Giants, P
- 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 20 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- Jul 23 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
Sports History
Jul 24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of NY Mets
Birthdays in Sport
- 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 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 6 Tim Camargo, American jockey, born in Kennewick, Washington
- Jul 10 Scott McCarron, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2017), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 11 Tony Cottee, English footballer
- Jul 11 Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
- 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 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 Ken Evraire, Canadian CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 18 Robert Holland, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
- Jul 19 Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 19 Stuart Scott, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- 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 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 25 Torey Lovullo, American baseball infielder (Oakland A's), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 27 José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer, born in Luque, Paraguay
- 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 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
Deaths in Sport
- Jul 1 Wally Hammond, England cricket batsman (7,249 Test runs @ 58.45), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 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 30 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
