Historical Events
Event of Interest
Jul 9 Daniel Hale Williams repairs the torn pericardium of a knife wound patient, James Cornish, without penicillin or blood transfusion
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 17 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Joshua Pim wins his first of 2 straight Wimbledon titles beating defending champion Wilfred Baddeley 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
- Jul 18 Australian Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord's
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 18 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-8, 6-1, 6-4 for her 3rd consecutive and 5th overall Wimbledon singles title
Event of Interest
Jul 28 A petition organised by Kate Sheppard, demanding women's suffrage, is delivered to New Zealand's parliament; signed by over 25,000 women, a 5th of the adult European female population
- Jul 28 Vizcaya Bridge - largest transporter bridge in the world opens over the River Ibaizabal, designed by Basque architect Alberto de Palacio [1]
- Jul 31 Gaelic League is founded by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill in order to encourage Irish people to speak the language and take a greater interest in their culture
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Walter Francis White, American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1955)
- Jul 2 August Maes, Flemish actor and director (Shylock-Hamlet) (d. 1979)
- Jul 2 Ralph Hancock, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1950)
- Jul 6 Wilton St Hill, West Indian cricketer (3 Tests 1928-30), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1957)
- Jul 7 Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (d. 1981)
- Jul 8 Fritz Perls, German-American psychiatrist and psychotherapist (father of Gestalt therapy), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970)
- Jul 9 George Geary, English cricket fast bowler (14 Tests, 46 wickets), born in Barwell, Leicestershire, England (d. 1981)
- Jul 11 Jack Durston, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 5 wickets; Middlesex CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford), born in Clophill, England (d. 1965)
- Jul 14 Clarence J. Brown, American newspaper publisher and politician (US Rep-R-Ohio 1939-65), born in Blanchester, Ohio (d. 1965)
- Jul 14 John G. Strijdom, South African politician and nationalist, Prime Minister of South-Africa (1954-58), born in Willowmore, Cape Colony (d. 1958)
- Jul 14 Spencer Williams, American director, writer and actor (The Amos 'n' Andy Show), born in Vidalia, Louisiana (d. 1969)
- Jul 15 Enid Bennett, Australian silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), born in York, Western Australia (d. 1969)
- Jul 18 Josef Hüttel, Czech composer, born in Mělník, Bohemia (d. 1951)
- Jul 18 Richard Dix, American actor (10 Commandments, Cimarron, The Ghost Ship), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1949)
Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930)
Jul 19 Russian poet and playwright (Ode to Revolution, The Bathhouse), born in Baghdati, Russian Empire
- Jul 20 George Llewelyn-Davies, English inspiration for the Peter Pan character, born in London (d. 1915)
- Jul 20 Richard Billinger, Austrian poet and writer (From Where I Came), born in Sankt Marienkirchen, Austria (d. 1965)
- Jul 21 Hans Fallada [Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen], German writer (Little Man, What Now?), born in Greifswald (d. 1947)
- Jul 22 Jesse Haines, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926, 31, 34; pitched no-hitter 1924; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Clayton, Ohio (d. 1978)
- Jul 23 Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist (Menninger Clinic), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 1990)
- Jul 25 Dorothy Dickson, American actress and dancer (Paying The Piper; Danny Boy), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1995)
- Jul 26 George Grosz, German cartoonist and painter (Gott mit uns), born in Berlin (d. 1959)
- Jul 28 Rued Immanuel Langgaard, Danish composer and organist (Music of the Spheres; Antikrist), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1952) [1]
- Jul 28 Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan, American Baseball HOF pitcher, outfielder, manager (Kansas City Monarchs NgL 1920-38), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1967)
Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967)
Jul 30 Mother of Pakistan, sister and close adviser of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, born in Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Jul 31 Charles Wilfred Orr, English pianist and composer (settings of A.E. Housman poems), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1976)
Famous Weddings
Famous Deaths
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
Jul 6 French author (Boule de Suif), dies four days after trying to commit suicide by cutting his throat at 42
- Jul 9 George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban South Africa, dies at 79
- Jul 9 William Scotton, English cricketer (wicket in 15 Tests for Eng), commits suicide at 37
- Jul 17 Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833)
- Jul 19 James T. Holtzclaw, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 59
- Jul 20 Thomas Kelly, Irish-Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1877-79; HS 35; Victoria CA), dies at 49
