- Jul 1 Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris
- Jul 2 National League MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty, disappears after being removed intoxicated from a train by force; found dead at bottom of Niagara Falls 2 weeks later
- Jul 2 Pitcher Jack Doscher, debuts for the Chicago Cubs, the first son of a major leaguer to play MLB, father Herm 1882-92
- Jul 19 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event
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