Historical Events
- Jul 1 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst theater, NYC, after 906 performances
- Jul 1 All NBA business apart from the Draft is suspended until a new collective bargaining agreement made with the players - no games lost
- Jul 1 Kiersten Rickenbach, of NJ, crowned America's Junior Miss
- Jul 2 "The Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square NYC after 80 performances
- Jul 2 LA Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo is first Japanese player to be selected for a MLB All Star game when he is named in the NL squad
Music Concert
Jul 2 Ringo Starr's third All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Billy Preston, Felix Cavaliere, John Entwistle, Zak Starkey, and Mark Rivera
- Jul 2 Thailand: Banharn Silpa-Archa's party wins election
US Senior Golf Open
Jul 2 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Congressional GC: Tom Weiskopf wins by 4 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his only Champions Tour major victory
- Jul 4 Birmingham Barracudas (based in Alabama) play 1st CFL game beating Winnipeg 38-10 but failed experiment only lasts one season
- Jul 6 Venezuelan Congress approves the country's first investment law allowing for foreign participation in oil exploration and production
- Jul 7 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game (vs BC Lions)
- Jul 7 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), lands
- Jul 8 1st CFL game between 2 US teams, Las Vegas Posse vs Sacramento Gold
- Jul 8 NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenceman Bryan Berard first pick by Ottawa Senators
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 8 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: German superstar Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 for her 6th Wimbledon title
Event of Interest
Jul 9 Former South African President F. W. de Klerk is implicated of knowing and condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign that was waged against the ANC between 1990 and the 1994 election in a bid to destabilize the organization
Music Concert
Jul 9 Jerry Garcia's unexpectedly final concert with The Grateful Dead, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
The Play's The Thing
Jul 9 Revival of P. G. Wodehouse's adaptation of Ferenc Molnár' s comic play "The Play's The Thing" opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 75 performances
- Jul 9 US international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 9 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd straight Wimbledon title; beats Boris Becker of Germany 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
- Jul 11 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington Tx
- Jul 11 All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins)
Srebrenica Massacre
Jul 11 More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys are massacred by Bosnian Serbs after they overrun the UN 'safe haven' of Srebrenica on directive of Radovan Karadžić
Enrique Iglesias
Jul 12 Enrique Iglesias releases his first album, "Enrique Iglesias"
- Jul 13 Space shuttle STS-70 (Discovery 20), launches
- Jul 14 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0
- Jul 15 Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540
- Jul 16 Bob Telson, Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis's musical "Chronicles of a Death Foretold", based on Gabriel García Márquez's 1981 novella, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 55 performances
- Jul 16 Red Buttons' one-man show "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 33 performances
- Jul 16 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: J C Snead wins his lone career major title as he birdies first playoff hole against Jack Nicklaus
US Women's Golf Open
Jul 16 US Open Women's Golf, The Broadmoor: Annika Sörenstam of Sweden wins her first of 10 LPGA major titles with a 1 shot victory over Meg Mallon
Bill Gates Recognized as World's Richest Man
Jul 17 Forbes Magazine announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world with a net worth of $12.9 billion dollars
Dreams from My Father
Jul 18 "Dreams from My Father", a memoir by Barack Obama is published by Times Books
- Jul 18 DC3 crashes at Antananarivo, Madagascar, 34 die
Clueless
Jul 19 Teen comedy film "Clueless" is released, loosely based on Jane Austen's book "Emma" starring Alicia Silverstone, directed by Amy Heckerling
- Jul 20 The Regents of the University of California vote to end all affirmative action in the UC system by 1997.
Sports History
Jul 21 Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians v Kent
British Golf Open
Jul 23 British Open Men's Golf, St. Andrews: Controversial American John Daly wins his 2nd major title by 4 strokes in a 4-hole playoff with Costantino Rocca of Italy
- Jul 23 Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later
Tour de France
Jul 23 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain wins 5th consecutive Tour, 4' 35" ahead of Alex Zülle; Laurent Jalabert points winner
Event of Interest
Jul 28 Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore
- Jul 28 Norwegian Finance Minister Sigbjorn Johnsen says that Norway should not lower its crude oil production in an attempt to boost world oil prices
- Jul 29 Carolina Panthers beat Jacksonville Jaguars in their 1st NFL exhibition game 20-14
Sports History
Jul 29 Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova in her return to tennis
- Jul 30 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Brian Barnes of Scotland wins in a playoff with American Bob Murphy
- Jul 30 Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v West Indies at Old Trafford
Baseball Hall of Fame
Jul 30 Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter baseball's Hall of Fame
- Jul 31 Walt Disney announces the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion; network of properties now consists of Disney, ABC Sports, ESPN and ESPN2
Famous Birthdays
Post Malone (28 years old)
Jul 4 American singer and songwriter (Stoney), born in Syracuse, New York
- Jul 5 P.V. Sindhu, Indian badminton player (World C'ship gold women's singles 2019; Olympic silver 2016, bronze 2020), born in Hyderabad, India
- Jul 6 Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber webcaster, and gaming commentator, born in Hollis, New Hampshire
- Jul 7 Ko Jin-young, South Korean golfer (ANA Inspiration, Evian C'ship 2019), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jul 9 Georgie Henley, English actress (The Chronicles of Narnia film series), born in Ilkley, England
- Jul 10 Ada Hegerberg, Norwegian soccer striker (first women's Ballon d'Or winner 2018; Olympique Lyonnais FC), born in Molde, Norway
- Jul 13 Cody Bellinger, American MLB player (Chicago Cubs), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Jul 14 Kim Hyo-joo, South Korean golfer (Evian C'ship 2014), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jul 14 Serge Gnabry, German footballer (Bayern Munich), born in Stuttgart, Germany
- Jul 16 CKay [Chukwuka Ekweani], Nigerian singer-songwriter (Love Nwantiti), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
- Jul 19 Mali Obomsawin, Abenaki-American jazz and folk bassist and singer-songwriter (Sweet Tooth), born in Stratford, New Hampshire
- Jul 19 Romee Strijd, Dutch model and vlogger, born in Zoetermeer, Netherlands
- Jul 20 Shaquem Griffin, American football linebacker (one-handed Seattle Seahawks 2018-20), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Jul 22 Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois
- Jul 22 Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Sertaneja singer-songwriter, born in Cristianópolis, Brazil (d. 2021)
- Jul 23 Hwasa [Ahn Hye-jin], South Korean singer-songwriter (Maria), born in Jeonju, South Korea
- Jul 24 Kyle Kuzma, American NBA player (Washington Wizards), born in Flint, Michigan
- Jul 24 Travell Mazion, American boxer (WBC-NABF super welterweight title 2020), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2020)
- Jul 28 Anna Lapwood, British classical organist, music director (Pembroke College, Cambridge), and radio presenter (BBC), born in England
Famous Weddings
- Jul 1 Crown Prince of Greece and the oldest son of the deposed King Constantine of Greece, Pavlos (28) weds Robert W. Miller's daughter Marie-Chantal Miller (26) at London's Cathedral of Saint Sophia
- Jul 1 Princess Stephanie of Monaco (30) weds her bodyguard Daniel Ducruet (31) in a civil ceremony in Monaco
- Jul 22 American "True Lies" actor Tom Arnold (36) weds second wife American Julie Champnella (25) in Dearborn, Michigan; divorce in 1999
Ewan McGregor
Jul 22 Scottish actor Ewan McGregor (24) weds French-Greek production designer Eve Mavrakis (29); separate in 2017, divorce in 2020
Mick Fleetwood
Jul 26 British drummer Mick Fleetwood (48) weds Lynn Frankel; divorce in 2015
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Bruce Mitchell, South African cricket opening batsman (42 Tests), dies at 86
- Jul 1 Ronald Farrow, radio producer and priest, dies at 49
- Jul 1 Wolfman Jack [Robert Weston Smith], American disc jockey (The Midnight Special), dies from a heart attack at 57
- Jul 2 George Seldes, American investigative journalist, dies at 104
- Jul 2 Gervase Jackson-Stops, British architectural adviser to the National Trust, dies at 48
- Jul 2 Krissy Taylor, American model (17 Mag), dies of respiratory problems at 17
- Jul 3 Bert Hardy, English photographer (Picture Post), dies at 82
- Jul 3 Brad Lee Sexton, American blues-rock bassist (Little Charlie & the Nightcats. 1990-93), dies at 47
- Jul 3 Gil Wolman, French artist, dies at 65
- Jul 3 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), dies of stomach cancer at 67
- Jul 4 Bob Ross, American artist and television host, dies at 52
- Jul 4 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres'"Lisa";, Gigi), comedian, singer and socialite, dies at 76
- Jul 4 Jacques Berque, French Islamic scholar, dies at 85
- Jul 6 Aziz Nesin, Turkish writer, dies at 79
- Jul 6 Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, dies at 87
- Jul 6 Ivor Keys, British organist, musicologist, and academic (University of Nottingham; University of Birmingham), dies at 76
- Jul 7 Gábor Ormai, Hungarian violist (Takács Quartet, 1975-95), and pedagogue, dies of cancer at 40
- Jul 7 Geoffrey Freeman Allen, English railway writer, dies at 73
- Jul 8 Elizabeth Adams, American Beverly Hills madame and mentor to Heidi Fleiss, dies at 65
- Jul 8 Günter Bialas, German composer and music educator, dies at 87
- Jul 9 Fenton Morley, British parish priest who chaired the Church of England Morley Commission, dies at 83
- Jul 9 Jacques Molicard, translator and navigator, dies at 62
- Jul 9 James Cameron Tudor, Barbadian politician and diplomat (founded Democratic Labour Party), dies at 66
- Jul 9 John Eric Tieman, production Manager (The Guardian), dies at 67
- Jul 9 Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Shout), dies at 47
- Jul 10 Hugh Dundas, British WWII fighter pilot and businessman, dies at 74
- Jul 11 John Cruickshank, French scholar, dies at 70
- Jul 12 Alan David Marks, American concert pianist, dies of cancer at 49
- Jul 12 Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, dies of cardiac arrest at 69
- Jul 12 Ernie Furtado, American jazz double-bassist, dies at 72
- Jul 12 Michael Clegg, English naturalist and TV presenter (Clegg's People), dies at 62
- Jul 13 Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish toy manufacturer (Lego Group), dies at 75
- Jul 14 Michael Naylor, English insurance broker (Endsleigh Insurance), dies at 59
- Jul 15 Paula Myers-Pope, American platform diver, (2 silver, 1 bronze Olympics 1952-60), dies at 60
- Jul 15 Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66
- Jul 16 Charles Bruck, Hungarian-French-American conductor (Dutch Opera, 1950-54; Strasbourg Philharmonic, 1955–65), and Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, 1965–70), dies of cancer at 83
- Jul 16 Eleanore "May" Sarton, Belgian-American writer (Land of Silence), dies at 83
Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995)
Jul 16 Argentine auto racer (World F1 champion 1951, 1954-57), dies of kidney failure at 84
- Jul 16 Mordechai Gur, Israeli general, commits suicide at 65
- Jul 16 Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91
- Jul 16 Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83
- Jul 16 Stephen Spender, English poet and critic (Vienna, Edge of Darkness), dies at 86
- Jul 16 Travis Kemp, British ballet dancer and teacher, dies at 91
- Jul 17 Carlos Sánchez Málaga, Peruvian composer, dies at 91
- Jul 17 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56
- Jul 17 Joe Hutton, Northumbrian piper and shepherd, dies at 71
- Jul 17 Rainer Kunad, German composer, dies at 58
- Jul 18 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), dies in a race crash during the Tour de France at 24
- Jul 19 Dorothy McHugh, American actress (I Fallen & I Can't Get Up), dies at 87
- Jul 19 James Smiddy, American basketball coach (national high school record 1,216 wins; Charleston HS, Bradley Central HS), dies at 71
- Jul 19 Michael Andrews, British painter, dies at 66
- Jul 19 Sydney Lipton, British dance band bandleader, dies at 89
- Jul 20 Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher and economist (Marxist), dies at 72
- Jul 20 Helmut Gernsheim, German photographer, collector and historian, dies at 82
- Jul 20 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, Czech-Russian lyric soprano, dies at 85
- Jul 21 Edwin "Russell" House, American saxophonist, dies at 65
- Jul 21 Elleston Trevor, English author (The Flight of the Phoenix), dies at 75
- Jul 22 Dave Clark, American blues music promoter, and songwriter ("Why I Sing The Blues"), dies at 86
- Jul 22 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), dies at 90
- Jul 22 Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana, dies at 90
- Jul 22 Roley Jenkins, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 32 wickets), dies at 76
- Jul 23 Bob Rundick, American poet and DJ, dies at 52
- Jul 23 Floyd McDaniel, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80
- Jul 24 Don Carpenter, American novelist (Hard Rain Falling), dies at 64
- Jul 24 Jerry Lordan, English singer and composer (Wonderful Land), dies at 61
- Jul 24 Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), dies at 94
- Jul 25 Charlie Rich, American country singer ("Behind Closed Doors"; "The Most Beautiful Girl"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 62
- Jul 25 Janice Elliott, English novelist, dies at 63
- Jul 25 Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine musician and composer, dies at 89
- Jul 26 Eleanore Griffin, screenwriter, dies
- Jul 26 George W. Romney, American politician (Gov-R-Michigan, US Secretary of HUD 1969-73), dies of a heart attack, dies at 88
- Jul 26 Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Spanish actor and publicist (Last Judgement), dies at 70
- Jul 26 Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), dies of leukemia at 77
- Jul 26 Raymond Mailloux, Quebec politician (b. 1918)
- Jul 27 Charles Hugh Shirley, English publisher, dies at 56
- Jul 27 Doris Mae Akers, American gospel singer-songwriter (Sky Pilot Choir - "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"), dies at 72
- Jul 27 Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American classical and film music composer (Spellbound; A Double Life; Ben-Hur), dies at 88
Rick Ferrell (1905-1995)
Jul 27 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), dies of arrhythmia at 89
- Jul 30 Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), takes his own life at 36
- Jul 30 Charles Dunn, British Japanese scholar, dies at 80
- Jul 30 Harry Shorto, British philologist and linguist (A Dictionary of the Mon Inscriptions), dies at 75
- Jul 31 Genevieve Tobin Keighley, American actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83
