- Jul 2 Ed Delahanty, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1899; NL home run leader 1893, 96; 3 × NL RBI leader; Philadelphia Phillies), dies intoxicated falling into Niagara Falls at 35
Willie Park Sr. (1833-1903)
Jul 25 Scottish golfer (British Open 1860, 63, 66, 75), dies at 70