Events in Sport
- Jul 1 FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede
Tennis Open
Jul 2 79th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64)
Roy Emerson
Tennis Open
Jul 3 72nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Maria Bueno (6-4 7-5)
Maria Bueno
Golf Tournament
Jul 11 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
- Jul 13 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota
- Jul 13 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant)
- Jul 14 52nd Tour de France won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
- Jul 18 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open
- 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
- Jul 24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of NY Mets
- Jul 25 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Tournament
- Jul 29 Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
- Jul 30 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 1 Luc Rochefort, Trois-Rivieres Que, golfer (1991 Low Amateur Quebec)
- Jul 3 Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles)
- Jul 3 Dan Land, NFL cornerback/safety (Oakland Raiders)
- Jul 3 Greg Vaughn, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 3 Vinson Smith, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
- Jul 4 Eva Dahllof, Ornskoldsvik Sweden, golfer (1995 McCall's Classic-18th)
- Jul 4 Harvey Grant, NBA forward (Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards)
- Jul 4 John Frawley, Australia, tennis star
- Jul 4 Shelley Oates, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Jul 4 Suzanne Peta Strudwick, Knutsford England, golfer (1995 British Open-7th)
- Jul 5 Lucy Han, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-7th-1994), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Jul 6 Tim Camargo, American jockey, born in Kennewick, Washington
- Jul 9 Bob Hess Jr, horse trainer
- Jul 10 Buddy Groom, pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 10 Scott Michael McCarron, PGA golfer (1995 Las Vegas-3rd), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 11 Tony Cottee, English footballer
- Jul 11 Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
- Jul 12 Michael Stewart, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
- Jul 12 Russ Bertram, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jul 12 Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
- Jul 14 Reina Olea, female jockey
- Jul 15 Kirt Manwaring, Elmira NY, catcher (SF Giants)
- Jul 15 Scott Livingstone, infielder (SD Padres, Det Tigers), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 16 Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
- Jul 16 Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado)
- Jul 17 Ken Evraire, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jul 18 Robert Holland, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
- Jul 18 Yugi Iga, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
- Jul 19 Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 19 Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
- Jul 21 Mike Bordick, Marquette MI, infielder (Oakland A's)
- Jul 21 Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jul 21 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
- Jul 22 Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
- Jul 22 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
- Jul 23 Brett Faryniarz, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
- Jul 24 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
- Jul 24 Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
- Jul 24 Joe Oliver, catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jul 25 Tom Dvorak, Braunschwieg GER, Canada equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 25 Torey Lovullo, infielder (Oakland A's), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 27 José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
- 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, Winkler Manitoba, softball 2nd baseman (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 29 Luis Alicea, Santurce Puerto Rico, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- Jul 30 Tim Munton, cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992)
- Jul 31 Scott Brooks, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks)