Historical Events
- Jul 1 1st British colour TV broadcast, on BBC 2
- Jul 1 BBC starts its World Radio Club
Sports History
Jul 1 Bobby Unser wins both races at Mosport, Ontario, Canada, the first Champ Car races ever run outside the United States
- Jul 1 Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 1867 British North America Act which served as Canada's constitution for over 100 years
Music History
Jul 1 Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical "Funny Girl", starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 1348 performances
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Jul 1 The Beatles' album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" goes #1 in the United States, stays there for 15 weeks
- Jul 2 US Open Women's Golf, The Homestead: Catherine Lacoste wins by 2 strokes from Susie Maxwell & Beth Stone (youngest [22], 1st amateur winner)
- Jul 3 "News at 10" premieres on British TV
- Jul 4 Opening ceremony of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
- Jul 5 Congo uprising under Belgian mercenary Jean Schramme
- Jul 6 Nigerian Civil War erupts as Nigerian forces invade the secessionist state of Biafra
- Jul 7 The Beatles release single "All You Need is Love"
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe outclasses Wilhelm Bungert of Germany 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 for his 1st of 3 Wimbledon singles titles
- Jul 8 Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 8 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats local favourite Anne Jones 6-3, 6-4 for the 2nd of 3 straight Wimbledon singles titles
- Jul 9 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jul 10 Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" - single goes on to win 4 Grammys
- Jul 10 Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty
- Jul 11 "The Newlywed Game" premieres in the US on ABC TV
- Jul 11 38th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 at Anaheim Stadium, CA
- Jul 11 All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds)
Music History
Jul 11 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
Baseball History
Jul 14 Houston Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR, off SF Giant Juan Marichal
- Jul 14 Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing
British Golf Open
Jul 15 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: 44-year-old Argentine Robert De Vicenzo wins his only major championship, 2 strokes clear of defending champion Jack Nicklaus
- Jul 15 LA Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Association champions
Sweet Charity
Jul 15 Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity", starring Gwen Verdon, and directed by Bob Fosse, closes at the Palace Theater, NYC, after 608 performances; wins a Tony Award for choreography
- Jul 15 USSR performs 23-kilo ton nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk, USSR
- Jul 16 American pop-rock group "The Monkees" perform at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York, with psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix Experience as opening act;
- Jul 16 British rock band "The Who" begin 1st full US tour, appearing at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California, and then going coast-to-coast opening for Herman's Hermits
Music Concert
Jul 16 Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell makes her Newport Folk Festival debut at a songwriters' workshop performance in Newport, Rhode Island
LPGA Championship
Jul 16 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
- Jul 16 Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)
- Jul 17 Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour, after playing 7 of a planned 29 shows
- Jul 17 Race riots in Cairo, Illinois
- Jul 18 Silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in NY
- Jul 19 1st air conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line)
- Jul 19 Race riots in Durham, North Carolina
- Jul 19 US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)
Event of Interest
Jul 20 Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda receives 1st Viareggio-Versilia Prize, recognizing “world personalities who work for culture and understanding between peoples”
- Jul 20 Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jul 22 1st major appearance by Vanilla Fudge (Village Theater NYC)
- Jul 22 Atlanta Braves establish MLB record for number of pitchers called upon in one inning; 5 used in 9th inning of 5-4 defeat to St. Louis Cardinals
- Jul 23 -27] 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)
- Jul 23 54th Tour de France won by Roger Pingeon of France
- Jul 23 First successful liver transplant, on 19 month old Julie Rodriguez by Dr Starzl at the University of Colorado
- Jul 23 Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons
Long live free Quebec!
Jul 24 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!'
- Jul 24 Chinese army/air force/fleet repress uprising in Wuhan City
Event of Interest
Jul 24 First modern hospice St. Christopher's founded by Dr. Cicely Saunders in London, beginning of modern palliative care and the hospice movement
- Jul 24 Norway requests European Common Market membership
- Jul 24 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Columbine CC: Don January wins his only major title in 18-hole playoff with Don Messengale (69-71)
- Jul 24 Race riots in Cambridge, Maryland
- Jul 24 Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
- Jul 24 The Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana
- Jul 25 Construction begins on San Francisco MUNI METRO (Market Street subway)
- Jul 26 Twins beat Yanks 3-2 in 18
- Jul 27 Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns
- Jul 27 Helmond Sport soccer team forms
- Jul 27 US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
- Jul 28 Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) (England) closes down
- Jul 29 Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134
- Jul 29 Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage
- Jul 29 The Doors' single "Light My Fire" hits #1 in the US
- Jul 30 Race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)
Rolling Stones Leave Jail
Jul 31 Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England, after serving 1 month on drug charges
Famous Birthdays
Pamela Anderson (56 years old)
Jul 1 Canadian-American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (Feb 1990), born in Ladysmith, British Columbia
- Jul 2 Debee Ashby, English topless model (There's Girl in My Soup), born in Coventry, England
- Jul 3 Amy Van Horne, American actress (Carla Solieto-The City)
- Jul 3 Brian Cashman, American baseball executive (World Series 1998, 99, 2000, 09 NY Yankees), born in Rockville Centre, New York
- Jul 4 Andy Walker, Canadian television personality, born in Norwich, United Kingdom
- Jul 4 Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Jul 5 Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist (Italian Donald Duck comics), born in Thiene, Italy
- Jul 5 Tim Worrell, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Pasadena, California
- Jul 6 Heather Nova [Frith], Bermudian singer-songwriter (Oyster), born in Bermuda
- Jul 6 Omar Olivares, MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- Jul 7 Erik van der More, football player (FC Utrecht)
- Jul 7 Jackie Neal, American singer, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 2005)
- Jul 7 Jason R. Rich, American writer (Celebrity Teen Talk), born in Irvington, New York
- Jul 7 Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver, born in Hobro, Denmark
- Jul 8 Jordan Chan [Siu-Chun], Hakka Chinese-Hong Kong actor (Young and Dangerous films), Canto-pop singer, and rapper, born in in Huizhou, China
- Jul 9 Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
- Jul 10 Tom Meents, American monster truck driver (14 x Monster Jam World Finals C'ships), born in Paxton, Illinois
- Jul 11 Andy Ashby, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jul 11 Donne Wall, Potosi MO, pitcher (Houston Astros)
- Jul 11 Jeff Corwin, American naturalist and TV personality
- Jul 12 Adam Johnson, American writer ("The Orphan Master's Son" - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013), born in South Dakota [1]
- Jul 12 Bruny Surin, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4 x 100m relay 1995, 97), born in Cap Haitien, Haiti
- Jul 12 John Petrucci, American progressive rock guitarist (Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"), born in Kings Park, New York
- Jul 12 Richard Herring, English comedian (Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast), born in Pocklington, England
- Jul 13 (Marco) "Benny" Benassi, Italian club DJ, remix artist, and record produce ("Satisfaction"; "Illusion"), born in Milan, Italy
- Jul 13 Dean Barnett, American Conservative blogger, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
- Jul 13 Jane Fraser, British-American banker (CEO of Citigroup - first woman to run a major Wall Street bank), born in St Andrews, Scotland
- Jul 13 Pat Rapp, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2001 (Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and 4 other teams), born in Jennings, Louisiana
- Jul 14 Glen Scrivener, Canadian CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Jul 14 Hashan Tillekeratne, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman)
- Jul 14 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis star
- Jul 14 Patrick J. Kennedy, American politician (Rep-D-Rhode Island 1995-2011), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 14 Robin Ventura, American infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Santa Maria, California
- Jul 15 Adam Savage, American film special effects designer and television personality (MythBusters0, born in New York City
- Jul 15 Carnell Lake, American football strong safety (First-team All-Pro 1997; 5 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jul 16 Christopher Rocancourt, French con artist, born in Honfleur, Calvados, France
- Jul 16 Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Will Ferrell (56 years old)
Jul 16 American Emmy and Raspberry Award-winning comic actor and writer (SNL, 1995-2002; Anchorman; Elf; Step Brothers), born in Irvine, California
Vin Diesel (56 years old)
Jul 18 American actor (The Fast and the Furious), born in Alameda County, California
- Jul 19 Christian Bergstrom, Swedish tennis player, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Jul 20 Ian Beckles, Canadian NFL guard, 1990-98 (Tampa Bay Bucs; Philadelphia Eagles), and radio broadcaster, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 20 Reed Diamond, American actor (Homicide: Life On The Street; Moneyball; Good Night and Good Luck), born in New York City
- Jul 21 Lance Painter, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-2003 (Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Bedford, England
- Jul 21 Tore Meinecke, German tennis player, born in Hamburg, West Germany
- Jul 22 Lauren Booth, British journalist
- Jul 22 Pat Badger, American heavy metal bassist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 22 Rhys Ifans [Evans], Welsh actor (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), and rock singer (The Peth), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
- Jul 23 Nicole Muns-Jagerman, Dutch tennis star, born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)
Jul 23 American actor (Capote, Moneyball), born in Fairport, New York
- Jul 24 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer and bassist (Pilgrims - "Once to Everything"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Jul 24 Nick Nurse, American basketball coach who won NBA C'ship 2019 Toronto Raptors; Philadelphia 76ers, Canada men, born in Carroll, Iowa
- Jul 25 Dave Jareckie, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Mexico City
- Jul 25 Ed Sprague Jr., American baseball infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Castro Valley, California
Matt LeBlanc (56 years old)
Jul 25 American actor (Joey Tribbiani-Friends), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Jul 25 Tommy Skjerven, Norwegian football referee, born in Kaupanger, Norway
- Jul 25 Wendy Raquel Robinson, American actress (The Steve Harvey Show), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 26 Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler, born in Hammonton, New Jersey (d. 2003)
Jason Statham (56 years old)
Jul 26 British actor (The Transporter, Crank), born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire
- Jul 26 Tim Schafer, American computer game designer, born in Sonoma, California
- Jul 27 Craig Wolanin, American NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- Jul 27 Emiel van Eijkeren, Dutch soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Jul 27 Jeff Novak, American NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Jul 27 Juliana Hatfield, American musician (Blake Babies; The Lemonheads), born in Wiscasset, Maine
- Jul 27 Kellie Waymire, American actress (Six Feet Under), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2003)
- Jul 27 Neil Smith, English cricketer (Warwickshire & England A all-rounder), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
- Jul 27 Sasha Mitchell, American actor (Spike of Bensonhurst), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 28 Alex Galtcheniouk, American hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jul 31 Elizabeth Wurtzel, American author (Prozac Nation), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- Jul 31 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, born in Itabashi, Tokyo (d. 2005)
- Jul 31 Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Jul 31 Rodney Harvey, American actor and model (Salsa), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
- Jul 31 Sean O'Neill, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92), born in Toledo, Ohio
- Jul 31 Tony Massenburg, American NBA forward who played for 12 different teams, born in Sussex, Virginia
Famous Weddings
Richie Benaud
Jul 26 Australian cricket captain and broadcaster Richie Benaud (35) weds second wife Daphne Surfleet in London
Famous Deaths
Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967)
Jul 8 Mother of Pakistan, sister and close adviser of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, dies officially of a heart failure at 73 but rumors of foul play by the military junta persist
Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)
Jul 8 English actress (Gone With The Wind; A Streetcar Named Desire), dies of tuberculosis at 53
- Jul 9 Douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77
- Jul 11 Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, dies at 50
- Jul 13 Cornelis A. Eman, Aruban politician (chairman State of Aruba Peoples Party), dies at 51
- Jul 13 Tom Simpson, English road cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 1965; Olympic bronze 1956), dies of combination of alcohol & mixed amphetamines during Tour de France at 29
- Jul 14 Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (b. 1880)
- Jul 17 Cyril Ring, American actor (I Wake Up Screaming, The Barber Shop), dies at 74
- Jul 17 Gertrude McCoy, American silent screen actress (Blue Bird), dies at 77
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Jul 17 American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), dies of liver cancer at 40
- Jul 18 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazilian military leader and 26th President of Brazil (1964-67), dies at 66
- Jul 21 Albert J Luthuli, South African teacher, anti-apartheid activist, politician (ANC president) and Nobel laureate, dies when struck by a freight train at about 69 [birth date uncertain]
Basil Rathbone (1892-1967)
Jul 21 South African born British actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of a heart attack at 75
Jimmie Foxx (1907-1967)
Jul 21 American Baseball HOF first baseman (9 x MLB All Star; World Series 1929, 30; AL MVP 1932, 33, 38; Triple Crown 1933; Philadelphia A's, Boston RS), dies after choking on food at 59
- Jul 21 Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (English paint box), dies at 80
- Jul 22 Carl Sandburg, poet (Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Years), dies at 89
- Jul 24 Little Billy Rhodes, American actor (The Terror of Tiny Town)dies of stroke at 72
- Jul 25 Witold Gombrowicz, Polish writer and playwright (Ferdydurke), dies at 62
- Jul 26 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch classical composer, critic, and musicologist dies at 79
- Jul 28 Karl W. Richter, American Air Force pilot during Vietnam War (youngest to shoot down a MiG), shot down at 24
- Jul 30 Alfried Krupp [né von Bohlen und Halbach], German arms manufacturer, convicted war criminal, and Olympic yacht competitor (1936), dies at 59
- Jul 30 John Macchia, American actor (Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party), dies of stroke at 35
- Jul 31 Margaret Kennedy, English novelist (The Constant Nymph), dies at 71
- Jul 31 Marios Varvoglis, Greek composer (Behind the Barbed Wire Fence), dies at 81
- Jul 31 Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist (Nobel 1938-work on carotenoids and vitamins), dies at 66
