Events in Sport
- Jul 2 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Spaniard Manuel Santana wins last of 4 major titles beating American Dennis Ralston 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
Tennis Open
Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for the first of her 12 Grand Slam singles titles
Billie Jean King
Maria Bueno
- Jul 2 West Indian cricket batsman Basil Butcher scores career best 209 not out to guide tourists to a 139-run 3rd Test win over England at Trent Bridge
- Jul 3 US Open Women's Golf, Hazeltine National: American Sandra Spuzich wins by 1 from Carol Mann for her only LPGA major title
- Jul 3 Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)
Golf Major
Jul 9 British Open Golf, Muirfield: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders & Dave Thomas by 1 stroke to become only 4th in history to win all 4 majors
Jack Nicklaus
- Jul 10 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
- Jul 12 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St Louis
- Jul 12 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson (Balt Orioles)
- Jul 14 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France
- Jul 23 John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m)
- Jul 24 PGA Championship, Firestone CC: Al Geiberger wins his only major title by 4 shots from Dudley Wysong
- Jul 24 Gloria Ehret/Judy Kimball wins LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open
- Jul 30 FIFA World Cup Final: Striker Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick as England beats West Germany 4-2 a.e.t. in London, England
Golf Tournament
Jul 30 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Supertest Ladies Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 1 Larisa Savchenko-Neiland, Latvian tennis player (6 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Lviv, Ukrain
- Jul 1 Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player/coach/broadcaster (coach US Davis Cup win 2007), born in Manhasset, New York
- Jul 2 Blaise Rhodes, Berwyn Heights MD, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996)
- Jul 2 Tim Spehr, Excelsior Springs MO, catcher (Montreal Expos)
Moises Alou
Jul 3 Moises Alou, MLB outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Atlanta, Georgia,
Moises Alou
- Jul 3 Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Jul 4 Adrian Caldwell, NBA forward/center (Indiana Pacers)
- Jul 5 Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
- Jul 7 Hector Burba, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Jul 7 Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Jul 10 Alvoid Mays, NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Jul 10 Johnny Grunge, wrestler (d. 2006)
- Jul 11 Butch Reid, horse trainer
- Jul 11 Rod Strickland, NBA guard (Portland Trail Blazers, Wash Wizards)
- Jul 12 Annabel Croft, England, tennis star
- Jul 12 Peter Shorts, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jul 13 Myong Hui Choe, North Korea, gymnast (Olympic-1980)
- Jul 14 D J Johnson, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
- Jul 15 Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jul 16 Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (New Orleans Saints), born in Woodbury, Minnesota
- Jul 16 Jyrki Lumme, Finnish NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Olympic bronze 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- Jul 16 Warren Sallenback, Canadian cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in South Surrey, British Columbia
- Jul 17 Michael John Bradley, Largo FL, PGA golfer (1993 Kemper Open-3rd)
- Jul 18 Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, decathelete (Olympic gold 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jul 19 Kate Rogerson, LPGA golfer (1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jul 20 Beth Coats, biathelete (Olympics 1994), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Jul 20 Carlo L'Ami, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- Jul 20 Mike Pero, Picton Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA Winter)
- Jul 20 Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)
- Jul 21 Larisa Neiland, Lvov Ukraine, tennis star (1996 Essen winner)
- Jul 22 Anna Wood, Roeumond Neth, Dutch/Australian canoeist (Olympics 1988, 96)
- Jul 22 Daniel Nowak, Schwennigen GER, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
- Jul 22 Tim Brown, NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
- Jul 23 Micheal Williams, American NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jul 24 Martin Keown, English footballer
- Jul 27 Al Charron, Canadian rugby union forward, born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Jul 29 Jeff Herrod, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
- Jul 29 Sally Gunnell, 400m hurdler, (Olympic gold 1992)
- Jul 31 Julie Forbes, Torphins Scotland, golfer (Aberdeenshire champ 1989)
Weddings in Sport
- Jul 9 Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Seaver (21) weds Nancy Lynn McIntyre