Events in Sport
- 1912 V Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in Stockholm, Sweden
US Golf Open
1921 US Open Men's Golf, Columbia CC: Englishman Jim Barnes wins the 3rd of his 4 major titles by 9 strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod
Jim Barnes
Walter Hagen
Baseball Record
1923 Walter Johnson becomes 1st to strikeout 3,000 (en route to 3,508)
Walter Johnson
- 1923 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
Event of Interest
1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
PGA Championship
1962 PGA Championship, Aronimink GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins by 1 stroke from Bob Goalby
Gary Player
- 1962 Chicago White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles)
Boxing Title Fight
1963 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
- 1967 Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning
- 1972 59th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium takes 4th consecutive general classification title as well as points and combination events
- 1973 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Rochester: Susie Maxwell Berning wins by 5 from Gloria Ehret & Shelley Hamlin for her third national title
- 1973 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain
- 1979 66th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
British Golf Open
1984 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Seve Ballesteros of Spain wins his 2nd of 3 Open titles by 2 shots from Bernhard Langer & Tom Watson
Seve Ballesteros
Bernhard Langer
Tom Watson
British Golf Open
1990 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
Golf Tournament
1990 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Murder of Interest
1994 O.J. Simpson pleads "Absolutely 100% Not Guilty" of murder
O.J. Simpson
Event of Interest
1997 Greg Maddux throws a complete game with just 76 pitches
Greg Maddux
- 2001 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes: David Duval wins his only major title by 3 shots from Niclas Fasth of Sweden
- 2007 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: Irishman Pádraig Harrington beats Sergio García of Spain by 1 in a 4-hole aggregate playoff to claim his first major championship; first Irishman to win the Open in 60 years
- 2012 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St. Annes: South African Ernie Els wins his 2nd Claret Jug, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Adam Scott of Australia
- 2012 99th Tour de France won by Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain
- 2012 Hashim Amla smashes 311 not out in South Africa's inning and 12 run 1st Test win over England at The Oval; first South African to score a triple-century in Test cricket
Appointment of Interest
2013 Mike Babcock is again named head coach of Team Canada, this time for the 2014 Winter Olympics (they would repeat as gold medalists)
Mike Babcock
- 2017 South African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
- 2018 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: Francesco Molinari holds off a pack of players including favourites Rory McIlroy & Justin Rose to win by 2; first Italian to win a major title
Birthdays in Sport
- 1863 Alec Hearne, English cricketer (brother of George and Frank, Kent 1884-1910, born in Ealing (d. 1952))
- 1892 John MacBryan, cricketer (one Test Eng v South Africa 1924 DNBat, DNbowl)
- 1893 Jesse Haines, American baseball player (d. 1978)
- 1905 Doc Cramer, American baseball player (d. 1990)
- 1909 Licia Albanese, American operatic soprano (NY Met Opera), born in Bari, Italy (d. 2014)
- 1909 Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000)
- 1916 Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
- 1916 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
- 1922 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player, born in San Francisco (d. 2015)
- 1927 George Hunter, South Africa, light heavyweight boxer (Olympic gold 1948)
- 1929 John Barber, British racing driver
- 1935 Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer (5 Tests 1964-65)
- 1936 Harold "Dusty" Rhodes, England cricket pace bowler (1959)
- 1937 John Price, England cricket fast-medium bowler (1964-72)
- 1937 V B Ranjane, Indian cricket fast bowler (early 1960's)
- 1940 Yuriy Klimov, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1941 Susie Berning, American golfer (US Women's Open 1968, 72-73, Western Open 1965), born in Pasadena, California
- 1941 Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
- 1944 Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher (NY Yankees, Cy Young)
- 1944 Dennis Firestone, Australian racing driver
- 1949 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic gold 1972, 76)
- 1952 Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman (1979)
- 1956 Michael Spinks, American middleweight boxer (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1957 Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1960 Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player (Olympics-9-92, 96)
- 1961 Calvin Fish, English racing driver
- 1962 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
- 1963 Eddie Anderson, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
- 1963 Emilio Butragueno, Spanish footballer
- 1964 Rafael Addison, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1965 Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1965 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
- 1966 Anna Wood, Roeumond Neth, Dutch/Australian canoeist (Olympics 1988, 96)
- 1966 Tim Brown, NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
- 1967 Shawn Wilbourn, US decathlete
- 1968 Sean Vanhorse, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
- 1970 Dan Jones, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
- 1970 Melvin Aldridge, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1970 Sergei Zubov, NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Pittsburgh), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1970 W R Tillman, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1970 Craig Baird, New Zealander racing driver
- 1971 Kristine Marie Lilly, American soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
- 1971 William Bell, NFL running back (Washington Redskins)
- 1972 Keyshawn Johnson, American football player
- 1973 Mike Sweeney, American baseball player
- 1977 Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
- 1978 Runako Morton, West Indian cricketer, (d. 2012)
- 1979 Lucas Luhr, German racing driver
- 1979 Yadel Martí, Cuban baseball player
- 1980 Scott Dixon, New Zealand auto racer (IndyCar Drivers' champion 2003, 08, 13, 15, 18), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1980 Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer
- 1982 Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri lankan cricketer
- 1983 Steven Jackson, American football player
- 1984 Stewart Downing, English footballer (Middlesborough), born in Middlesborough, England
- 1985 Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
- 1995 Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois
Weddings in Sport
- 2007 Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila Ali (30) weds former NFL player Curtis Conway (36) in Marina del Rey, California
Deaths in Sport
- 1937 Ted McDonald, cricketer (43 wickets for Australia), dies in car crash
- 1958 Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies
- 1966 Edward Gourdin, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1924) and jurist, dies at 68
- 1969 Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
- 1979 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69
- 1979 Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), dies at 49
- 1987 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India), dies
- 1995 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), dies at 90
- 2007 Jarrod Cunningham New Zealand rugby player (b. 1968)
- 2007 Mike Coolbaugh former baseball player and coach (b.1972)
- 2007 Rollie Stiles, American baseball player (b. 1906)
- 2011 Cees de Wolf, Dutch footballer (b. 1945)
- 2013 Lawrie Reilly, Scottish footballer, dies at 84
- 2018 Tony Sparano, American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 2018 Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), dies of cancer at 65
July in History
![First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King]()
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776![Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?]()
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844![Light and Air For All – With No Charge!]()
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851![Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts]()
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970
