Historical Events
- Jul 1 'O Canada' officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
World Record
Jul 1 British runner Steve Ovett breaks countryman Sebastian Coe's world record for the mile in 3:48.8 in Oslo, Norway
- Jul 2 Comedy film "Airplane!" written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty premieres
- Jul 2 Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, drummer Mickey Hart, and manager Danny Rifkin arrested for "suspicion of inciting a riot" after a concert in San Diego, California
- Jul 2 Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Yr
- Jul 3 Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium
Baseball Record
Jul 4 Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) fans Reds' Cesar Geronimo to become 4th pitcher to 3,000 MLB strikeouts
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley beats Chris Evert 6-1, 7-6 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles crown
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Björn Borg beats John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6 for his 5th straight Wimbledon crown with famous 22-minute, 34-point, fourth-set tiebreak
- Jul 6 France performs nuclear test
Baseball Record
Jul 6 MLB Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Carlton fans 7 Cardinals to reach 2,836 strikeouts, the most by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history
Boxing Title Fight
Jul 7 American boxer Larry Holmes scores a 7th round TKO of Scott LeDoux in Bloomington, Minnesota in defense of his WBC heavyweight title
- Jul 7 Institution of Sharia law in Iran
- Jul 7 Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
- Jul 7 Jineane Ford of Arizona replaces Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe) as the 29th Miss USA
- Jul 7 Shawn Weatherly, of USA, crowned 29th Miss Universe
- Jul 7 The Safra massacre in Lebanon
- Jul 8 51st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, LA
- Jul 8 All star MVP: Ken Griffey (Cincinnati Reds)
Event of Interest
Jul 9 7 die in a stampede to see Pope John Paul II in Brazil
Event of Interest
Jul 9 Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten sentenced to 10 years
- Jul 10 Alexandra Palace in London burnt down for a second time
- Jul 10 Sam Shepard's play "True West" premieres at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco [1]
- Jul 10 Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5°C temperature
- Jul 11 American hostage Richard Queen freed by Iran militants due to illness
US Women's Golf Open
Jul 13 US Open Women's Golf, Richland CC: Amy Alcott scores convincing 9 stroke win over runner-up Hollis Stacy
- Jul 13 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Event of Interest
Jul 15 Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars
Baseball Record
Jul 15 Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record
- Jul 16 Polish railway workers block railway to Russia
Reagan Nominated
Jul 16 Ronald Reagan nominated for US President by Republicans in Detroit
- Jul 17 Bolivian military coup; General Garcia Meza becomes president
- Jul 17 Ronald Reagan formally accepts Republican nomination for US president
- Jul 17 Zenko Suzuki becomes Premier of Japan
Music History
Jul 18 Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" album tops US charts, featuring "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
- Jul 18 Failed attack on former Prime Minister of Iran Shapour Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France
- Jul 18 Federal court voids Selective Service Act as it doesn't include women
- Jul 18 Quett Masire installed as President of Botswana
- Jul 18 Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit
- Jul 19 USSR's Walter Polovchak is placed in US custody at 12 after his asylum application
- Jul 19 XXII Summer Olympic Games open in Moscow, Russia; led by United States, 66 nations boycott event because of Soviet-Afghan war
- Jul 20 67th Tour de France won by Joop Zoetemelk of Netherlands
British Golf Open
Jul 20 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Tom Watson wins his 3rd of 5 Open titles, by 4 strokes from fellow American Lee Trevino
- Jul 21 Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins
- Jul 23 River of No Return Wilderness Area, surrounding the Salmon River in Idaho, designated by US President Jimmy Carter
- Jul 23 Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6
Music History
Jul 29 David Bowie stars in dramatic stage play "The Elephant Man" at the Auditorium Theater in Denver, Colorado
- Jul 30 13th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at U.S. Grant Hotel
- Jul 30 American swimmers Mary T Meagher (2.06.37) and Craig Beardsley (1.58.21) both set 200m butterfly world records at the US National Swimming Championships at Irvine, California
- Jul 30 Houston Astros pitcher J. R. Richard suffers a stroke and collapses while playing a game of catch before an Astros game, ending his career
- Jul 30 Vanuatu (New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain & France
- Jul 31 Hurricane Allen forms in the Atlantic Ocean, will go on to become the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin with winds of 190mph (305km/h)
- Jul 31 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges
- Jul 31 Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
- Jul 31 USSR performs nuclear Test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball designated hitter, right fielder (7 x MLB All Star; ALCS MVP 2011 Texas Rangers), born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
- Jul 2 Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and motorsports television commentator
- Jul 3 Asha Srinivasan, Indian-American composer and educator, born in Logan, Utah
- Jul 3 Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricket spin bowler (103 Tests, 417 wickets, BB 8/84; Punjab, Surrey CCC, Mumbai Indians, Essex CCC, Chennai SKs, Kolkata KRs), born in Jalandhar, India
Olivia Munn (43 years old)
Jul 3 American actress (The Newsroom: X-Men: Apocalypse), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Jul 3 Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2004; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Pretoria, South Africa
- Jul 4 Max Elliott Slade, American film actor, born in Pasadena, California
- Jul 4 Muhammad Ali Hasan, American filmmaker, born in Pueblo, Colorado
- Jul 5 David Rozehnal, Czech soccer defender (Czech Rep. 60 caps; PSG, Lille), born in Šternberk, Czech Republic
- Jul 5 Jason Wade, American singer and musician (Lifehouse), born in Camarillo, California
- Jul 5 Pauly D [Paul DelVecchio Jr.], American TV personality and DJ (Jersey Shore), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Jul 6 Eva Green, French actress and model (Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale), born in Paris, France
- Jul 6 Pau Gasol, Spanish Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 2009, 10 LA Lakers; 6 × NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 2002 Memphis Grizzlies), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Jul 7 Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used, 2006-), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jul 7 Deidre Downs, American beauty queen, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Jul 7 John Buck, American MLB baseball catchrr, 2004-14 (Kansas City Royals, and six other teams), born in Kemmerer, Wyoming
- Jul 7 Kaisa Jouhki, Finnish vocalist (Battlelore), born in Sumatra, Indonesia
- Jul 7 Michelle Kwan, American figure skater (World C'ship gold women's singles 1996, 98, 2000, 01, 03; Olympic silver 1998; bronze 2002), born in Torrance, California
- Jul 8 Robbie Keane, Irish soccer striker (146 caps Republic of Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 197 games, LA Galaxy 125 games), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jul 10 Adam Petty, American auto racer (son of Kyle Petty; death leads to NASCAR mandate of steering wheel kill switch), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2000)
- Jul 10 Alejandro Millán, Mexican progressive rock keyboardist, songwriter and singer (Hello Madness), born in Monterrey, Mexico
Jessica Simpson (43 years old)
Jul 10 American singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever"; "I Think I'm In Love" ; "Where You Are"), born in Abilene, Texas
- Jul 10 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor (American Pie, Rookie of the Year), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jul 11 Tyson Kidd [T.J. Wilson], Canadian professional wrestler (WWE), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Jul 12 Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
- Jul 14 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
- Jul 15 Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
- Jul 15 Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian CHL player, born in Moose Factory, Ontario
- Jul 15 Reggie Abercrombie, American MLB player (Florida Marlins), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Jul 16 Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- Jul 17 Brett Goldstein, English comedian and actor (Ted Lasso), born in London, England
- Jul 17 Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer, born in Municipality of Parla, Spain
- Jul 17 Philip Lawrence, American songwriter, musician, and record producer (Bruno Mars), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Jul 17 Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan
Kristen Bell (43 years old)
Jul 18 American actress (Veronica Mars, Frozen), born in Huntington Woods, Michigan
- Jul 18 Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer, born in Kōchi, Japan
- Jul 19 Bender [Alexander Buchanan], Canadian underground hip hop artist (Flight Distance, King of the Dot), born in Ottawa, Canada (d. 2018)
- Jul 19 Chris Sullivan, American actor (This Is Us), born in Palm Springs, California
- Jul 19 Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
- Jul 19 Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
Gisele Bündchen (43 years old)
Jul 20 Brazilian supermodel (Victoria's Secret), born in Horizontina, Brazil
- Jul 20 Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) and record producer, born in Houston, Texas
- Jul 21 CC Sabathia, American baseball player, born in Vallejo, California
- Jul 21 Lee Camp, American comedian (Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 22 Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer, 1998-2017 (Liverpool and 4 other teams), and manager, born in Katwijk, Netherlands
- Jul 22 Kate Ryan [Katrien Verbeeck], Belgian pop singer-songriter, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium
- Jul 22 Scott Dixon, New Zealand auto racer (IndyCar Drivers' champion 2003, 08, 13, 15, 18), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Jul 22 Tablo [Daniel Lee], Korean-Canadian hip-hop musician (Epik High), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jul 23 Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child - "Say My Name"), born in Rockford, Illinois
- Jul 24 Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Jul 25 Diam's [Mélanie Georgiades], French rapper, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
- Jul 25 Shawn Riggans, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Jul 25 Toni Vilander, Finnish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class 2012, 14; FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers 2014; FIA GT C'ship GT2 class 2007, 08), born in Kankaanpää, Finland
- Jul 26 Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
Jacinda Ardern (43 years old)
Jul 26 Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-23), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Jul 26 Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor, born in Gangnam District, Seoul
- Jul 26 Mat Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and real estate agent, born in California
- Jul 27 Allan Davis, Australian cyclist, born in Ipswich, Queensland
- Jul 27 Dolph Ziggler [Nicholas Theodore Nemeth], American professional wrestler, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jul 27 Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)
- Jul 28 Stephen Christian, American singer (Anberlin), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Jul 29 Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
- Jul 29 Rachel Miner, American actress (Supernatural), born in New York City
- Jul 29 Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- Jul 30 Justin Rose, English golfer (US Open 2013), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jul 30 Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player, born in San Donà di Piave, Italy
- Jul 31 Harry Potter, fictional character portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, born in Godric's Hollow, England
- Jul 31 Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato rugby player, born in Salesi, Samoa
Famous Weddings
Raquel Welch
Jul 5 American actress Raquel Welch (39) weds French-American television documentary producer André Weinfeld; divorce 1990
Michael Biehn
Jul 11 Actor Michael Biehn (23) weds actress Carlene Olson (25)
Elizabeth Warren
Jul 12 US Senator Elizabeth Warren (31) weds law professor Bruce Mann
Donna Summer
Jul 16 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer (31) weds award-winning arranger Bruce Sudano (31) in Los Angeles, California
Björn Borg
Jul 24 Tennis star Björn Borg (24) weds tennis player Mariana Simionescu (23) in Bucharest, Romania
Famous Divorces
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Charles P. Snow, English novelist (Death Under Sail, Strangers and Brothers) and physical chemist, dies at 74
- Jul 3 James "Buster" Bennett, American blues saxophonist and blues shouter, dies at 66
- Jul 4 Maurice Grevisse, Belgian grammarian (b. 1895)
- Jul 5 Archibald James Potter, Irish composer, dies at 61
- Jul 6 Gail Patrick [Margaret Fitzpatrick], American actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), dies of leukemia at 69
- Jul 7 Reginald Gardiner, British actor (The Flying Deuces; The Great Dictator), dies at 77
- Jul 9 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist, dies at 66
- Jul 10 Komako Kimura, Japanese suffragette, actress and editor, dies at 92
- Jul 11 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 80
- Jul 11 Peggy Knudson, actress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57
- Jul 12 John W Davis, President (WV State college), dies at 92
- Jul 13 Seretse Khama, 1st President of Botswana (1966-80), dies of pancreatic cancer at 59
- Jul 14 Felix Berezin, Russian physicist and mathematician (Berezin integral), dies at 49
- Jul 15 Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84
- Jul 15 Henri Martelli, French composer, dies at 85
- Jul 16 Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81
- Jul 17 Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician (b. 1890)
- Jul 17 Donald "Red" Barry, American actor (Adventures of Red Ryder, Jesse James' Women), commits suicide at 68
- Jul 18 Naoomal Jeoomal, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, Sind), dies at 76
- Jul 19 Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, international relationship expert, and author (Politics Among Nations), dies at 76
- Jul 20 Gerard Croiset, Dutch parapsychologist, dies at 71
- Jul 22 Fred Kaps [Abram Bongers], Dutch magician (ISM World Champion 1950, 1955 & 1961), dies of cancer at 54
- Jul 23 Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 - "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away"), dies in a car accident at 32
- Jul 23 Mollie Steimer, American political prisoner and anarchist agitator, dies at 82
- Jul 23 Sarto Fournier, Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)
Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
Jul 24 English actor and comedian (The Goon Show, Bobo, Pink Panther), dies at 54
- Jul 24 Uttam Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926)
- Jul 25 Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. 1938)
- Jul 26 Allen Hoskins, American child actor (Our Gang), dies of cancer at 59
- Jul 26 François Louis Ganshof, Belgian medieval historian, dies at 85
- Jul 26 Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet, dies at 52
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980)
Jul 27 last Shah of Iran (Persia) (1941-79), dies in Cairo of splenomegaly at 60
- Jul 28 Cecil Burleigh, American violinist, composer (Sonnets of Autumn; Boyhood Recollections), and educator (University of Wisconsin, 1921-55), dies at 95
- Jul 29 Jan Tausinger, Romanian-Czech violist and composer, dies at 58
- Jul 30 Charles McGraw [Butters], American actor (Spartacus, The Birds, The Killers, Smith Family), dies after falling through a glass shower door at 66
- Jul 30 Norman Lloyd, American pianist, author and composer, dies at 70
- Jul 31 Bobby Van [Stein], American stage and screen musical singer and actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; Small Town Girl), dies of brain cancer at 49
- Jul 31 Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer and musician, dies of a massive heart attack at 55
