- 1827 1st US swimming school opens (Boston, Massachusetts)
- 1866 Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms
- 1890 Jack Barrett carries his cricket bat for Australia at Lord's (67)
- 1902 Dutch Excelsior soccer club is established in Rotterdam (Eerste Divisie winners 1973-4, 78-79, 2005-06)
- 1907 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
- 1921 Edward Gourdin of US sets long jump record at 25' 2 3/4"
- 1922 16th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium
Event of Interest
1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers
Lou Gehrig
Donald Bradman
Hall of Fame
1956 Joe Cronin & Hank Greenberg inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Hank Greenberg
Golf Major
1960 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
- 1965 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
- 1966 John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m)
- 1967 54th Tour de France won by Roger Pingeon of France
- 1969 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington, D.C.
- 1969 All star MVP: Willie McCovey (SF Giants)
- 1974 45th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-2 at 3 Rivers Stadium, Pitts
- 1974 All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)
- 1975 LA Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
- 1976 42nd NFL Chicago All Star Game: Pittsburgh 24, All Stars 0 (52,895)
Baseball Record
1976 Balt Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game
Reggie Jackson
- 1978 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Indianapolis: Hollis Stacy successfully defends title by 1 stroke from Sally Little and JoAnne Carner
- 1978 Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200
- 1978 Mayence returns to helps Yankees win their 5th straight game
- 1978 65th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
Baseball Record
1979 George Brett gets his 1,000th hit
George Brett
Event of Interest
1989 British Open Golf, Royal Troon: American Mark Calcavecchia wins his only major title in first ever 4-hole aggregate playoff with Australians Greg Norman and Wayne Grady
Greg Norman
Wayne Grady
- 1989 76th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- 1991 Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5
- 1993 Boon completes 17th Test Cricket century, 107 at Headingley
- 1993 Chris Boardman bicycles world record 1 hour distance (52,270 km)
- 1993 NY Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st
- 1994 Don Mattingly becomes 6th NY Yankee to get 2,000 hits
- 1994 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in NYC
- 1995 Tracy Kerdyk wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic
- 1995 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain wins 5th consecutive Tour, 4' 35" ahead of Alex Zülle; Laurent Jalabert points winner
- 1997 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them
Golf Major
2000 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St. Annes: Tiger Woods beats Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els by 8 shots to win his first Open title; becomes youngest player at 24 to win all 4 major titles
Tiger Woods
Event of Interest
2000 87th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
Lance Armstrong
- 2006 British Open Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Tiger Woods wins his 2nd consecutive Open Championship title and 3rd overall; holds off fellow American Chris DiMarco by 2 strokes
- 2006 93rd Tour de France won by Oscar Pereiro of Spain
- 2009 Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox becomes the 18th pitcher to throw a perfect game in MLB history, defeating Tampa Bay Rays 5-0
- 2017 104th Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain, his 4th win
- 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup: England beat India by 9 runs in the final at Lords in London
Event of Interest
2017 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Jordan Spieth wins by 3 strokes from countryman Matt Kuchar
Jordan Spieth
July in History
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?
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!
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
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