Historical Events
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley wins first of 3 Wimbledon singles championships; beats Joshua Pim 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 9 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2, 6-1 in a repeat matchup and result of the 2 previous finals
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 2 Gus Dorais, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Notre Dame), coach (Gonzaga, Detroit Lions), born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (d. 1954)
- Jul 5 John H. Northrop, American biochemist (crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946)), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1987)
- Jul 5 Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (Žedan kamen na studencu), born in Vrgorac, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1955)
- Jul 8 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- Jul 8 Josef Hora, Czech writer and poet (Working Day), born in Dobříň, Bohemia (d. 1945)
- Jul 13 Franco Casavola, Italian composer, music theorist, and futurist, born in Modugno, Italy (d. 1955)
- Jul 14 Henry Oscar, English stage and film actor (Saint in London), born in London (d. 1969)
- Jul 18 Gene Lockhart, American actor (Going My Way, Christmas Carol), born in New York City (d. 1957)
- Jul 26 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
- Jul 28 Ron Oxenham, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1928-32), born in Nundah, Queensland (d. 1939)
- Jul 29 Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynaecologist (developed 1st reliable pregnancy test), born in Wronke, Germany (d. 1966)
- Jul 29 Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Dutch politician, feminist and the 1st female member of the Council of State (1958-66), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1989)
Famous Weddings
Warren G. Harding
Jul 8 Future US President Warren G. Harding (25) weds American newspaper publisher and divorcée Florence Kling DeWolfe (30) in Marion, Ohio, until his death in 1923
Famous Deaths
- Jul 3 Stefano Golinelli, Italian composer, dies at 72
- Jul 4 Frédérick Louis Ritter, French composer, add eductator (Vassar, 1867-91), dies at 67
- Jul 4 Hannibal Hamlin, American attorney and 15th Vice President of U.S. (1861-65), dies at 81
- Jul 21 Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 51
- Jul 29 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, father of Bengali prose (Exile of Sita), dies at 70
- Jul 31 Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French-Belgian glass painter, dies at 77
