Historical Events
- Jul 1 Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
- Jul 1 Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces
- Jul 2 Erich Muenter, an instructor in German at Cornell University, explodes a bomb in the US Senate reception room
- Jul 3 After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell University, shoots JP Morgan for representing the British government in war contract negotiations
- Jul 7 A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15
Event of Interest
Jul 8 The Germans reply to US President Woodrow Wilson's second Lusitania note by saying that Americans may sail on clearly marked neutral ships, but Germany does not deal with Wilson's other demands
- Jul 9 Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa
- Jul 10 British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa
- Jul 11 German cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam
- Jul 15 The Austro-German forces launch an offensive along the Eastern Front
- Jul 15 The head of German propaganda in the US, Dr Heinrich Albert, loses his briefcase on a New York City subway; an examination of its content reveals extensive network of German espionage and subversion across the US
- Jul 17 Italian offensive at Isonzo
- Jul 18 WWI: Second Battle of Isonzo begins with Kingdom of Italy offensive against Austria-Hungary, ends 2-1/2 weeks later with over 91,000 combined casualties
- Jul 19 Dutch accidents at sea law enforced
- Jul 19 The Washington Senators set a MLB record 8 stolen bases in an innings (1st) in 11-4 win v Cleveland
- Jul 21 Woodrow Wilson sends the third Lusitania note, warning Germany that future infringement of American rights will be deemed 'deliberately unfriendly'
- Jul 24 Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die
- Jul 26 International School for Wijsbegeerte forms
- Jul 28 Because of virtual anarchy, US Marines go ashore in Haiti on orders from President Woodrow Wilson; this will lead to an occupation that will last until 1934
Sports History
Jul 29 Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam HR
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Jean Stafford, American writer (Pulitzer Prize 1970-The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford), born in Covina, California (d. 1979)
- Jul 1 Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon and pioneer in the modern neurosurgery, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2001)
- Jul 1 Willie Dixon, American blues musician ("Hoochie Coochie Man"), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 1992)
- Jul 2 Bert Decorte, Flemish poet, born in Retie, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2009)
- Jul 4 Christine Lavant, Austrian poet and writer (Das Kind), born in Lavant Valley, Carinthia, Austria (d. 1973)
- Jul 4 Timmie Rogers, American comedian (The Jackie Gleason Show), actor and singer-songwriter ("Back to School Again"; "I Love Ya, I Love Ya, I Love Ya"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2006)
- Jul 5 John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1936), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Jul 6 Marcel Quinet, Belgian pianist and composer (Vague et Sillon), born in Binche, Belgium (d. 1986)
- Jul 7 Margaret Walker, American poet and novelist of the Chicago Black Renaissance (For My People), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1998)
- Jul 9 David Diamond, American composer (Paderewski Prize-1943), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2005) [1]
- Jul 9 June Richmond, American jazz singer (Jimmy Dorsey; Cab Calloway; Andy Kirk - "Hey Lawdy Mama"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1962) [1]
- Jul 10 Milt Buckner, American jazz pianist and Hammond organ pioneer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1977)
- Jul 11 Colin Kelly, American B-17 Flying Fortress pilot and 1st US air hero during WW II, born in Madison, Florida (d. 1941)
- Jul 11 George Ivan Smith, Australian radio correspondent, UN diplomat and spokesman, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
- Jul 11 Magda Gabor [Magdolna Gábor], Hungarian actress (Mai lányok, People vs Zsa Zsa Gabor), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1997)
- Jul 12 Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer (d. 1996)
- Jul 15 Ron Smith, English trade union leader (British Postal Workers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
- Jul 16 Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, British Labour Party politician, born in Birkenhead, England (d. 1997)
- Jul 16 Barnard Hughes, American stage and screen actor (Doc; Tron; Best Friends; Where's Poppa?), born in Bedford Hills, New York (d. 2006)
- Jul 16 Edward Miller, British historian and Master (Fitzwilliam College Cambridge), born in Acklington Park, Warkworth, Northumberland (d. 2000)
- Jul 17 Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
- Jul 17 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1995)
- Jul 17 Esther Williamson Ballou, American organist, composer and educator, born in Elmira, New York (d. 1973)
- Jul 17 Habib Rajab, South African trader and collector of oriental art who fought against a takeover of the Grey Street complex by White traders, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1973)
- Jul 18 Anthony Wakefield Cox, English architect, born in Park Road, Peterborough (d. 1993)
- Jul 18 Isaack Stouten, Dutch resistance fighter (shot during WWII) (d. 1945)
- Jul 18 Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse], American actress, singer, and dancer (Beautiful But Broke; Beulah), born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1985)
- Jul 21 Floyd McDaniel, American blues singer and guitarist (Five Blazes), born in Athens, Alabama (d. 1995)
- Jul 21 Miles Fitzalan-Howard, British army general and peer (Duke of Norfolk), born in London (d. 2002)
- Jul 22 Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. (d. 2000)
- Jul 24 Egon Ronay, Hungarian food critic, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 2010)
- Jul 24 Frank Thistlethwaite, English academic and Vice Chancellor (University of East Anglia), born in Powell Street, Burnley, Lancashire (d. 2003)
- Jul 25 David Napley, English solicitor, born in London (d. 1994)
- Jul 25 Enrique Fernando, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, born in Malate, Manila, Philippines (d. 2004)
- Jul 27 Jack Iverson, Australian cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets, BB 6/27; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1973)
- Jul 27 Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1982)
- Jul 28 Charles Hard Townes, American Physicist and inventor (Nobel Prize 1964 for mazer-lazer principle), born in Greenville, South Carolina (d. 2015)
- Jul 29 Bruce R. McConkie, LDS apostle and author (d. 1985)
- Jul 29 Francis Sargent, American politician (64th Governor of Massachusetts 1969-75), born in Hamilton, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
Famous Deaths
Ellen G. White (1827-1915)
Jul 16 American religious leader and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, dies at 87
- Jul 17 Francesco Fanciulli, American-Italian composer, dies at 62
- Jul 18 George Marshall-Hall, British organist, poet, and composer who worked chiefly in Australia, dies at 53
- Jul 22 Sir Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor (b. 1827)
- Jul 26 James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (Oxford English Dictionary), dies at 78
- Jul 28 Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, Haitian rebellion leader, President of Haiti (1915), lynched by a mob at 56
