Historical Events
- Jul 1 English architect Michael Ventris says he has solved one of the 20th century's greatest linguistic riddles, by deciphering Linear B in BBC interview. Is an ancient form of Greek on clay tablets from Minoan palace of Knossos. [1]
- Jul 1 The first NASCAR Grand National event is run outside of the US with Buddy Shuman winning the 200-lap race at Stamford Park, Ontario, Canada
- Jul 2 Princess Beatrice opens miniature city of Madurodam
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Frank Sedgman wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating Czech Jaroslav Drobný 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Of Thee I Sing
Jul 5 Revival of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind's musical political satire "Of Thee I Sing", directed by Kaufman, closes at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC, after 72 performances
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Louise Brough 7-5, 6-3 for the first of 3 straight Wimbledon crowns
British Golf Open
Jul 11 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: 3 titles in 4 years for Bobby Locke of South Africa beating Australian Peter Thomson by a stroke
Presidential Convention
Jul 11 General Eisenhower nominated as Republican US presidential candidate
Appointment of Interest
Jul 17 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi names Ghavam Sultaneh premier
Tour de France
Jul 19 39th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
- Jul 19 Freddie Trueman takes 8-31, India all out 58 at Old Trafford
- Jul 19 India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 earlier in the day
- Jul 19 XV Summer Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland
- Jul 20 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
The Quiet Man
Jul 21 "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK
High Noon
Jul 24 "High Noon", American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper and Thomas Mitchell, is released
- Jul 24 112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record)
- Jul 24 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6)
- Jul 24 US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike
- Jul 25 Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing US commonwealth (Constitution Day)
- Jul 26 King Farouk I of Egypt abdicates [Black Saturday]
Sports History
Jul 26 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer
- Jul 27 Swedish race walker John Mikaelsson makes it back-to-back gold medals in the 10k event at the Helsinki Olympics, having won the corresponding race in London in 1948
- Jul 29 1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet
- Jul 30 Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid
Famous Birthdays
Dan Aykroyd (71 years old)
Jul 1 Canadian-American comedian, writer and actor (SNL, 1975-79; Ghostbusters), and harmonica player (The Blues Brothers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Jul 1 Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, American pop, funk and jazz session and touring drummer, (Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"; George Duke; Herbie Hancock), composer, and producer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
- Jul 1 Steve Shutt, Canadian NHL left wing (5-time Stanley Cup winner), born in Willowdale, Canada
- Jul 1 Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
- Jul 2 Johnny Colla, American musician (Huey Lewis and the News), born in Sacramento, California
- Jul 2 Linda M Godwin, American PhD, and NASA astronaut (STS 37, 59, 76), born in , Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Jul 2 Miklós Sugár, Hungarian conductor, classical and electro-acoustic composer, and music educator, born in Budapest Hungary
- Jul 2 Wayne Haner, American rock bassist (Axe, 1980-84 - "Heat in the Street"), born in the USA
- Jul 3 Andy Fraser, English rock bassist (Free -"All Right Now"), born in Paddington, London (d. 2015)
- Jul 3 Carla Olson, American rock performer, songwriter, performer (Textones; Have Harmony, Will Travel),a nd record producer, born in Austin, Texas
- Jul 3 Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter ("Gloria"), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2004) [1]
- Jul 3 Peter Mathebula, South African boxer (WBA flyweight title, 1980-81), born in Mohlakeng, South Africa (d. 2020)
- Jul 3 Wasim Raja, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (57 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 125, 51 wickets; Lahore, Durham CCC), born in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 2006)
- Jul 4 Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Colombian politician (31st President of Colombia), born in Medellín, Colombia
- Jul 4 John Waite, British pop vocalist (The Babys - "Every Time I Think Of You"; Bad English - "When I See You Smile"; solo - "Missing You"), born in Lancaster, England
- Jul 5 David Dreier, American entrepreneur and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jul 5 Michael McNabb, American contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic composer (Dreamsong; Invisible Cities), born in Salinas, California
- Jul 5 Terence T. Henricks, USAF colonel and astronaut (STS 44, 55, 70, 78), born in Bryan, Ohio
- Jul 6 Adi Shamir, Israeli cryptographer and co-inventor of RSA cryptography, born in Tel Aviv, Israel [1]
- Jul 6 Grant Goodeve, American actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty), born in Middlebury, Connecticut
- Jul 6 Greg Ladanyi, Hungarian-American record producer and recording engineer, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2009)
- Jul 6 Hilary Mantel, English novelist (Wolf Hall), born in Glossop, Derbyshire (d. 2022)
- Jul 6 Jesse Harms, American musician and songwriter (The Waboritas), born in Massachusetts
- Jul 7 Mando Guerrero, Mexican professional wrestler
- Jul 8 Anna Quindlen, American columnist (1992 Pulitzer Prize), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 8 Jack Lambert, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1976; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Mantua, Ohio
- Jul 8 Marianne Williamson, American writer (Return to Love), spiritual leader, human rights and peace activist, born in Houston, Texas
- Jul 8 Ulrich Wehling, German cross country skier (Olympic gold - Nordic combined 1972, 1976, 1980; World C'ship gold 1974), born in Halle an der Saale, Germany
- Jul 9 John Tesh, American TV host (ET), and new age pianist, born in Garden City, New York
- Jul 10 Kim Mitchell, Canadian guitarist and singer, born in Sarnia, Ontario
- Jul 10 Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician (Labour Party), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Jul 11 John Kettley, English weather forecaster
- Jul 11 Stephen Lang, American actor (Another You, Death of a Salesman), born in New York City
- Jul 12 Liz Mitchell, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Clarendon, Jamaica
- Jul 12 Peter Marti, Swiss soccer striker (6 caps; BSC Young Boys, FC Zürich, FC Basel, FC Aarau), born in Langenthal, Switzerland (d. 2023)
- Jul 12 Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass guitar player (Iron Butterfly, 1974-77), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1995)
- Jul 12 Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer, born in Šabac, Serbia
- Jul 13 Alla Pavlova, Russian contemporary classical composer (The Old New York Nostalgia Suite; Miss Me ... But Let Me Go), born in Vinnitsa, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
- Jul 14 Bob Casale, (aka Bob 2), American new wave rock musician (Devo - "Whip It!"), and record producer, born in Kent, Ohio (d. 2014)
- Jul 14 Eric Laneuville, American actor (Larry-Room 222, St Elsewhere), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jul 14 Franklin Graham, American evangelist, son of Billy Graham, born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Jul 14 George E. Lewis, American trombonist avant-garde jazz, electronic and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 14 Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 14 Joel Silver, American producer (Warriors, Xanadu, Die Hard), born in South Orange, New Jersey
- Jul 14 Sheila Oliver, American politician (Lt. Governor of New Jersey, 2018-23; Member of NJ State Assembly, 2004-18), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- Jul 14 Stan Shaw, American actor (Mississippi, Roots Next Generation), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 15 David Pack, American musician (Ambrosia), born in Huntington Park, California
- Jul 15 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American politician (1st Cuban American elected to Congress, Rep-R-Florida 1989-2019), born in Havana, Cuba
- Jul 15 Jeff Carlisi, American rock guitarist (.38 Special), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 15 Jill Long, American politician (Rep-D-Indiana 1989-95), born in Warsaw, Indiana
- Jul 15 Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), born in Queens, New York (d. 1991)
- Jul 15 Judy McGrath, American television executive
- Jul 15 Terry O'Quinn, American actor (Lost), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Jul 16 Phil Carrick, English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club), born in Armley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 16 Robert David Steele, American activist and former CIA officer, born in New York City
- Jul 16 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- Jul 17 Chet McCracken, American drummer (Doobie Brothers, 1979-82), born in Seattle, Washington
David Hasselhoff (71 years old)
Jul 17 American actor (Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jul 17 Fran Smith, Jr., American rock bassist player (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 17 Nicolette Larson, American rock vocalist ("Lotta Love"; "I Only Want To Be With You"), born in Helena, Montana (d. 1997)
- Jul 17 Robert R. McCammon, American sci-fi author (Baal, Mystery Walk), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Jul 18 James Forbes, American basketball player (Olympic silver 1972), born in Fort Rucker, Alabama
- Jul 19 (Larken) Allen Collins, American southern rock guitarist, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"; "Gimme Three Steps"; Rossington-Collins Band - "Don't Misunderstand Me"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1990)
- Jul 19 Dominic Muldowney, English composer, born in Southampton, England
- Jul 19 Howard Donald Saunders, Danbury Ct, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
- Jul 19 John Griesheimer, American Republican politician, born in Saint Clair, Missouri
- Jul 19 Robert A. Ficano, American politician and Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 20 Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
- Jul 21 John Barrasso [John Anthony Barrasso III], American politician (Senator-R-Wyoming 2007-), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Jul 22 Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman (1979)
- Jul 23 Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 23 John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (Rush, 1968-74), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
- Jul 23 Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1977, scored 13 & 2), born in Brunswick, Australia (d. 2008)
- Jul 24 Gus Van Sant, American film director (Good Will Hunting), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Jul 24 Vin Weber, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1981-93), born in Slayton, Minnesota
- Jul 26 Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 26 Scott David Cook, CEO (Intuit-Quicken), born in Glendale, California
- Jul 27 Hannu-Pekka Hänninen, Finnish sports commentator, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Jul 27 Steve Gluzband, American Latin jazz trumpeter, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 28 Maha Vajiralongkorn [Bodindradebayavarangkun], King of Thailand (2016 - Present), born in Bangkok, Thailand
- Jul 28 Monique van de Ven, Dutch actress (Turkish Fruit)
- Jul 28 Yoshitaka Amano, Japanese artist (Final Fantasy), born in Shizuoka city, Japan
- Jul 29 Joe Johnson, English snooker player (World Champion, 1986: Senior Masters, 2019), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Jul 31 Alan Autry, American NFLer (Green Bay Packers), actor (In the Heat of the Night) and politician (23rd Mayor of Fresno), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Jul 31 Helmuts Balderis, Latvian International Hockey Hall of Fame right wing, coach (Latvia, Soviet Union, Minnesota North Stars), born in Riga, Latvia
- Jul 31 João Barreiros, Portuguese writer (Um Dia com Júlia na Necrosfera), born in Portugal
- Jul 31 Pritawi Sudarmo, Indonesia, astronaut
Famous Weddings
- Jul 2 Zulu-leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi marries Irene Mzila
June Carter Cash
Jul 9 American country singer June Carter (23) weds American singer Carl "Mr. Country" Smith (25); divorce 1956
Fred Rogers
Jul 9 American educator, Presbyterian minister and TV host Fred Rogers (24) weds American pianist and college sweetheart Sara Joanne Byrd until his death in 2003
- Jul 15 Gerald Lascelles, son of English Princess Mary, weds Angela Dowding
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Fráňa Šrámek, Czech poet, novelist, playwright, and anarchist, dies at 74
- Jul 2 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch cellist, pianist and composer, dies at 56
- Jul 3 Daniel Zamudio, Colombian organist, composer and folklorist, dies at 64
- Jul 3 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch composer, dies of cancer at 56
- Jul 4 Walter Long, American actor (Moby-Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol), dies at 73
- Jul 6 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. 1867)
- Jul 10 Rued Immanuel Langgaard, Danish composer and organist (Music of the Spheres; Antikrist), dies at 58
- Jul 18 Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer known as "The World's Tallest Man," dies at 46
- Jul 18 Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect (b. 1862)
- Jul 21 Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), dies at 51
- Jul 22 Antonio Maria Valencia, Colombian composer, dies at 49
- Jul 22 August Balthazar, Belgian politician, dies at 58
- Jul 25 Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
Eva Perón (1919-1952)
Jul 26 Argentine First Lady (1946-52) actress, suffragette, unionist and humanitarian who was inspiration for A.L. Webber's musical "Evita", dies of cancer at 33
- Jul 27 Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies
- Jul 27 W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies
- Jul 31 N B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (South African slow lefty 1947-51), dies
- Jul 31 Waldemar Bonsels, German novelist, children's literature writer (Maya the Bee), and outspoken anti-semite, dies at 72
