Historical Events
Boxing Title Fight
Jul 4 Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbons on points over 15 hard fought rounds in Shelby, Montana to retain world heavyweight boxing title
- Jul 6 Rail crash on New Zealand's main trunk line; 17 killed and 28 injured
Soviet Union Founded
Jul 6 The Central Executive Committee accepts the Treaty of Union, signed in Moscow in December 1922, and the Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France beats Kitty McKane 6-2, 6-2 for her 5th straight Wimbledon singles title
- Jul 7 Cleveland Indians set an AL record 27 runs including 13 in the 6th in 27-3 win v Boston Red Sox
- Jul 7 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
- Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Johnston beats fellow American Frank Hunter 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 for his only Wimbledon title
Event of Interest
Jul 8 Walter Mittelholzer flies a Junkers F-13 to Spitsbergen/Oostland
Event of Interest
Jul 8 Warren G. Harding becomes 1st sitting US President to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla)
- Jul 10 2-pound hailstones kill 23 and many cattle in Rostov, Russia
- Jul 10 All non-fascist parties dissolved in Italy
- Jul 11 Harry Frazee, sells the baseball team Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M
- Jul 13 American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews discovers the first recognised dinosaur eggs, in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Hollywoodland
Jul 13 The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland" but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949
- Jul 15 Italian parliament accepts new constitution
US Golf Open
Jul 15 US Open Men's Golf, Inwood CC: Amateur legend Bobby Jones captures his first career major championship, defeating Bobby Cruickshank by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Sunday playoff
- Jul 17 Carl Mays gives up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians
- Jul 18 British House of Lords accepts new divorce law
- Jul 19 WRC-AM in Washington, D.C. begins radio transmissions
- Jul 20 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A's 9-2
- Jul 21 Phillies score 12 in 6th and beat Cubs 17-4
- Jul 22 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
Baseball Record
Jul 22 Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson becomes 1st to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone (en route to 3,508) with 5 K's in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians
Event of Interest
Jul 29 Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Constance Ford, American model and actress (Burden Hunt, Another World), born in New York City (d. 1993)
- Jul 2 Wislawa Szymborska, Prowent, Polish poet referred to as the 'Mozart of Poetry' (Nobel 1996), (d. 2012)
- Jul 3 Bankole Timothy, Sierra Leonean journalist, born in Sierra Leone (d. 1994)
- Jul 3 Johnny Hartman, American jazz ballad singer (John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - "My One And Only Love"), born in Houma, Louisiana (d. 1983)
- Jul 3 Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw & Cavendish, British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 3 William Mills, British painter (d. 1997)
- Jul 4 Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1982-84), born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 2013)
- Jul 5 Arno Motulsky, German-born founder of medical genetics, known as the "father of pharmacogenomics", born in Fischhausen, East Prussia, Weimar Germany (d. 2018)
- Jul 5 George Moore, Australian jockey (Epsom Derby 1967, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1959, Prix du Jockey Club 1960, Irish 1000 Guineas 1959, 5 x Doomben 10,000, 3 x Sydney Cup), born in Mackay, Australia (d. 2008)
- Jul 5 John McKay, American College Football HOF coach (4 x NCAA C'ship 1962, 67, 72, 74 ; 5 x Rose Bowl USC; NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-84), born in Everettville, West Virginia (d. 2001)
- Jul 6 Cathy O'Donnell [Ann Steely], American film noir actress (Miniver Story, Man from Laramie), born in Siluria, Alabama (d. 1970)
- Jul 6 Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" (Promises, Promises), born in Burgin, Kentucky (d. 1965)
Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923-2014)
Jul 6 Polish general and 1st President of Poland (1989-90), born in Kurów, Poland
- Jul 7 Roberto Caamaño, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1993)
- Jul 8 Harrison Dillard, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4×100m relay 1948; 110m hurdles, 4×100m relay 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Jul 10 Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer ("Échame a mi la culpa"), born in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán, Mexico (d. 2001)
- Jul 10 Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show "The Waltons", born in Schuyler, Virginia (d. 2016)
- Jul 10 G. A. Kulkarni, Indian (Marathi) writer (RamalKhuna), born in Examba, Karnataka (d. 1987)
- Jul 10 Jean Kerr, Irish-American novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
- Jul 10 John Bradley, United States Navy corpsman, one of six who raised flag on top of Mt. Suribachi (see Iwo Jima), born in Antigo, Wisconsin (d. 1994)
- Jul 10 Rudolf Kehrer, Soviet classical pianist of German heritage, born in Tiflis, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (now Georgia) (d. 2013)
- Jul 10 Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian film actress (Othello), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2003)
- Jul 12 James E. Gunn, American sci-fi author (The Listeners, Station in Space, Immortal), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2020)
- Jul 13 Sudie Bond, American stage and screen actress (Love Story; Johnny Dangerously), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1984)
- Jul 14 Dale Robertson, American actor (Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Iron Horse), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- Jul 14 Frances Lear, American woman's magazine publisher (Lears), born in Larchmont, New York (d. 1995)
- Jul 14 Willie Steele, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1948), born in El Centro, California (d. 1989)
- Jul 15 "Philly" Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Philadelphia (d. 1985)
- Jul 16 Chris Argyris, American business theorist and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2013)
- Jul 16 Reg Prentice, British politician (Member of Parliament, 1957-87), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2001)
- Jul 17 John Cooper, English race car designer (Cooper Car Company; developed the "Mini"), born in Surbiton, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 18 Héctor Tosar, Uruguayan pianist and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2002)
- Jul 18 Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor, (held more than 600 patents), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1997)
- Jul 18 Michael Medwin, English actor and film producer ("Four in a Jeep, Scrooge"; "Checkpoint"), born in London (d. 2020)
- Jul 19 Alex Hannum, American Basketball HOF coach (1st ABA, NBA winning coach; ABA C'ship 1969 Oakland Oaks; NBA C'ship 1958 St. Louis Hawks, 1967 Philadelphia 76ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2002)
- Jul 19 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2012) [1]
- Jul 19 William A. Rusher, American lawyer and columnist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
- Jul 20 Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (d. 2005)
- Jul 21 Henny Alma [Hendrika den Broek], Dutch actress (Soldier of Orange), born in the Hague, Amsterdam (d. 2006)
Bob Dole (1923-2021)
Jul 22 American politician (Senate Republican leader, 1985-96, Presidential candidate in 1996), born in Russell, Kansas
- Jul 22 Mukesh [Mathur], Indian "playback singer" for Bollywood films, born in Delhi, British India (d. 1976)
- Jul 22 Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 4×100m relay 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- Jul 22 The Fabulous Moolah [Mary Lillian Ellison], American professional wrestler (World Champion: 1956-83), born in Kershaw County, South Carolina (d. 2007)
- Jul 23 Cyril M. Kornbluth, American sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), born in New York City (d. 1958)
- Jul 23 Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1997)
- Jul 25 Bill Fitsell, Canadian journalist, writer and historian (International Hockey Hall of Fame curator, historian 1969-2005), born in Barrie, Ontario (d. 2020)
Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
Jul 25 American actress (The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace), born in New York City
- Jul 25 Leonardo Villar, Brazilian actor (The Given Word), born in Piracicaba, Brazil (d. 2020)
- Jul 25 Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (Josephine), born in Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden (d. 2007)
- Jul 26 Jan Berenstain [Janice Marian Grant], American author (The Berenstain Bears), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Jul 26 Peter Carey, British civil servant and permanent secretary (DTI), born in Portsmouth (d. 2011)
- Jul 27 Masutatsu Oyama, Founder of Japanese Kyokushin Karate, born in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, Japanese Korea (d. 1994)
- Jul 28 Kent Lee, American vice-admiral (WW II-Marianas, Korea and Vietnam), born in Florence County, South Carolina (d. 2017)
- Jul 28 Mary Jane Odell, American politician and journalist, Iowa Secretary of State, born in Algona, Iowa (d. 2010)
- Jul 28 Michio Watanabe, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister, born in Ōtawara, Japan (d. 1995)
- Jul 29 Gordon Mitchell [Charles Allen Pendleton], American actor and bodybuilder (Sinbad), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2003)
- Jul 29 Jim Marshall, British businessman and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as "The Father of Loud", born in Acton, West London, England (d. 2012)
- Jul 30 Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian communist leader of PKI (1951-65), born in Belitung Island, Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
- Jul 30 Siegfried Köhler, German conductor, music director, and composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 2017)
- Jul 31 Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American, songwriter, businessman (co-founder of Atlantic Records), and philanthropist, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
- Jul 31 Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach (father of Chris Evert), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Jul 31 Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and inventor (Kevlar), born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) [1]
Famous Deaths
- Jul 4 Florimond Fonteyne, Belgian priest and politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67
- Jul 9 William R. Day, American diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 74
- Jul 13 Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], Danish composer, and educator (Peabody Institute, 1878-91), dies at 80
- Jul 14 Louis Ganne, French conductor and operetta composer (Les saltimbanques (The Acrobats)), dies at 61
- Jul 16 Louis Couperus, Dutch poet and writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60
- Jul 20 Pancho Villa [José Doroteo Arango Arámbula], Mexican revolutionary general and guerrilla leader, murdered at 55
- Jul 23 Charles Dupuy, French statesman, 3 times Prime Minister of France (1893, 1894-95, 1898-99), dies at 71
