Historical Events
- Jul 1 In New Zealand, Bastion Point land returned to the local Maori iwi (tribe), Ngāti Whātua
- Jul 2 Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit, detonate a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jul 3 Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
Jul 3 The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus
- Jul 3 US Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290
Baseball History
Jul 4 After a poor start to the season Kansas City Royals release Dan Quisenberry (record 5-time AL saves leader)
- Jul 4 US Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290
- Jul 5 Wist Indies cricket paceman Malcolm Marshall takes career best 7-22, beat England by an innings & 156 at Old Trafford
- Jul 6 "Piper Alpha" oil drilling platform explosion kills 167 in the North Sea about 190 km (120 miles) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland; rig operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited, explodes, 167 die
- Jul 6 Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected President of Mexico
- Jul 7 Five prominent anti-apartheid activists are released in Cape Town, South Africa after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act
Music History
Jul 7 Hungary holds a state funeral for composer Béla Bartók, 42 years after his death; his remains are relocated from Hartsdale, New York to Budapest's Farkasréti Cemetery for interment next his wife Ditta, who died in 1982
- Jul 7 Reprise Records releases "Stunt", the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies; their most successful album, it features the #1 hit single "One Week"
- Jul 7 Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon, the mission is unsuccessful
- Jul 7 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Jul 8 American rockers and brothers Chico & Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking charges
- Jul 8 Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3)
- Jul 8 Miami Arena opens in Miami, Florida
Music History
Jul 8 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992; he does not follow through
- Jul 9 Chris Speier hits for the cycle & Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant HR
Sports History
Jul 9 Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3
- Jul 12 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
- Jul 12 All star MVP: Terry Steinbach (Oakland A's)
- Jul 12 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
- Jul 12 USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
- Jul 13 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan
Music Concert
Jul 13 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
- Jul 14 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak
Radio History
Jul 14 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
- Jul 16 Florence Joyner runs 100m in women's world record 10.49 seconds
- Jul 16 Landmark Japanese animated cyberpunk manga film "Akira" released, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo [1]
- Jul 16 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings
- Jul 17 4 Billion tv-viewers watch Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute
- Jul 17 Highest temperature ever recorded in San Francisco, 103°F (39°C)
- Jul 18 Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on cruise ship City of Poros
- Jul 18 Shooting begins on Bond film "License to Kill"
- Jul 21 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)
- Jul 21 Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for president
- Jul 22 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research
- Jul 23 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks record 8 field goals vs Edmonton
- Jul 24 75th Tour de France won by Pedro Delgado of Spain
- Jul 24 US and Jamaica play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
- Jul 25 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
- Jul 26 Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies & NY Mets end that game at 2:13 AM
Baseball History
Jul 27 Baseball star Tommy John commits record 3 errors on 1 play as Yanks rout Brewers 16-3
- Jul 27 Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years
- Jul 27 General Sein Lwin succeeds San Yu as the 6th President of Burma
- Jul 27 Radio Shack announces Tandy 1000 SL computer
- Jul 28 IBM announces price hike on older models
- Jul 28 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years
- Jul 28 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank
- Jul 28 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa, destroyed by arson
- Jul 29 Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling
- Jul 29 FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion
Gorbachev Pushes Elections
Jul 29 Gorbachev pushes plan to elect a Soviet president and parliament in March 1989
- Jul 29 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit
- Jul 29 Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home
- Jul 29 South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom"
- Jul 30 ArenaBowl II, Allstate Arena, Rosemount, Illinois: Detroit Drive beats Chicago Bruisers 24-13, Steve Griffin MVP
- Jul 30 Cincinnati Reds pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month
- Jul 30 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m
- Jul 30 Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignty over West Bank to the PLO, hours after dissolving Jordan's House of Representatives [1]
- Jul 30 MLB Pitcher John Franco saves a record 13th game during the month of July
- Jul 30 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)
- Jul 31 32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Malaysia
- Jul 31 Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London's Wembley Stadium
Baseball Record
Jul 31 Oakland DH Jose Canseco smacks 2 home runs off Scott Bankhead in A's 6-2 win over Seattle Mariners; becomes first MLB player to hit 30 HRs in first 3 years
Baseball Hall of Fame
Jul 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time All Star Willie Stargell becomes 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold pentathlon individual 2016; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Barysaw, Belarus
- Jul 1 Dedé, Brazilian soccer centre back (11 caps; Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro), born in Volta Redonda, Brazil
- Jul 4 Luke Thompson, English actor (Benedict in Bridgerton), born in Southampton, England
- Jul 5 Joe Lycett, English comedian (The Great British Seeing Bee), born in Birmingham, England
- Jul 5 Kellen Moore, American NFL player and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Prosser, Washington
- Jul 7 Jack Whitehall, English comedian, writer and actor (Bad Education), born in London
- Jul 7 Kaci Brown, American pop and country music singer ("Instigator"; Brown & Gray), born in Sulphur Springs, Texas
- Jul 11 Joan Smalls, Puerto Rican model, born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico
- Jul 12 Melissa O'Neil, Canadian actress (The Rookie) and singer (Canadian Idol, 2005), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Jul 13 Colton Haynes, American actor (Teen Wolf), born in Wichita, Kansas
- Jul 13 Steven R. McQueen, American Actor (The Vampire Diaries), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 13 Tulisa [Tula Contostavlos], English R&B singer (N-Dubz - "I Need You"; solo - "Youth"), and television personality (X-Factor), born in London
- Jul 17 Summer Bishil, American actress, born in Pasadena, California
- Jul 18 César Villaluz, Mexican footballer
- Jul 19 Bobby Murphy, Filippino-American software engineer and entrepreneur (co-founder of Snapchat), born in Berkeley, California
- Jul 19 Kevin Großkreutz, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Dortmund, West Germany
- Jul 19 Shane Dawson, American Youtuber and musician, born in Long Beach, California
- Jul 19 Trent Williams, American AFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Longview, Texas
- Jul 20 Chloe Fineman, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live), born in Berkeley, California
- Jul 20 Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer and TV personality (Dancing With The Stars), born in Orem, Utah
- Jul 21 Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer, born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 2016)
- Jul 21 DeAndre Jordan, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in Houston, Texas
- Jul 22 George Santos, American politician (Rep-R-NY 2023-), born in New York City
- Jul 23 Pippa Bennett-Warner, English actress, born in Banbury, England
- Jul 24 Luke Mitchell, Scottish murderer (murdered his girlfriend aged 14), born in Scotland
- Jul 25 Anthony Stokes, Irish soccer striker (9 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic FC), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jul 25 Heather Marks, Canadian model, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Jul 25 Sarah Geronimo, Filipino pop singer ("Tala") and actress (You Changed My Life), born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
- Jul 27 Adam Biddle, Australian footballer (Sydney FC), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jul 27 Ryan Tannehill III, American football quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans; NFL passer rating leader 2019), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Jul 28 Ayla Brown, American singer ("Let Love In"), born in Wrentham, Massachusetts
- Jul 28 Casper Johansen, Danish footballer
- Jul 31 A. J. Green [Adriel Jeremiah Green], American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Summerville, South Carolina
- Jul 31 Charlie Carver, American actor (Teen Wolf), born in San Francisco, California
- Jul 31 Leonie Hanne, German fashion influencer, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Jul 31 Ruston Kelly, American singer-songwriter (Dying Star), born in Georgetown, South Carolina
Famous Weddings
- Jul 9 American "Facts of Life" actress Lisa Whelchel (25) weds American pastor Steve Cauble; divorce in 2012
Wayne Gretzky
Jul 16 Canadian NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky (27) weds American 'Police Academy 5' / 'A League of Their Own' actress Janet Jones (27) in Edmonton, Alberta
- Jul 17 NHL ice hockey star player Wayne Gretzky (27) weds actress Janet Jones (27) at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton, Canada
- Jul 30 James Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra and member of the British Royal family, marries Julia Rawlinson
Famous Divorces
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist, and painter, dies at 82
- Jul 1 Lex van Delden [Alexander Zwaap], Dutch composer (The Bird of Freedom), and writer (Canto della Guerra), dies at 68
- Jul 1 Robert Riefling, Norwegian concert pianist and pedagogue (Royal Danish Academy, 1967-88; Norwegian Academy of Music from ,1973-88), dies at 76
- Jul 2 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, American blues, jazz, and R&B alto saxophonist, dies of a heart attack at 70
- Jul 3 Gabriel Dell, American actor (The Bowery Boys, Steve Allen Show), dies of leukemia at 68
- Jul 4 Adrian Adonis [Keith A. Franke Jr.], American professional wrestler, killed in auto accident at 34
- Jul 7 Jimmy Edwards, British comedy writer and actor (Take It From Here - "Pa Glum"; Whack-O - "Professor"!), dies from pneumonia at 68
- Jul 8 Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83
- Jul 9 Anthony Holland, American actor (Break Up) who suffered from HIV/AIDS, commits suicide at 60
- Jul 9 Barbara Woodhouse, Irish-born British dog trainer and TV personality ("walkies"), dies at 78 of a stroke
- Jul 10 Errol John, Trinidadian actor and playwright (A Man from the Sun, The Nun's Story, Assault on a Queen), dies at 63
- Jul 11 Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger, British sociologist and criminologist, dies at 91
- Jul 11 Milton Krims, American screenwriter (Prince of Foxes), dies at 84
- Jul 12 Joshua Logan, Broadway producer (South Pacific), dies at 79 of palsy
- Jul 12 Julian Trevelyan, English Surrealist painter and collage maker, dies at 78
- Jul 12 Raymond W Goldsmith, US economist, dies at 83
- Jul 13 Huub Bals, Dutch film promotor, dies at 51
- Jul 13 Samuel L Mendel, oldest US war veteran, dies at 104
- Jul 14 Whitey Witt, American baseball player (NY Yankees, 1922-25), dies at 92
- Jul 15 Eleanor Estes, American children's author and illustrator (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82
- Jul 17 Bruiser Brody [Frank Goodish], professional wrestler, stabbed to death at 42
- Jul 18 Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor, dies of a stroke at 64
- Jul 18 Nico [Christa Päffgen], German model, and pop singer (Velvet Underground - "Sunday Morning"; "I'll Be Your Mirror"), dies from a bicycle accident at 43
- Jul 20 John Galbreath, American businessman who built skyscrapers, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, dies at 90
- Jul 21 Norridge Mayhams, American swing, pop, and gospel singer-songwriter ("We'll Build a Bungalow"), guitarist, bandleader, and record producer, dies at 84
- Jul 22 Duane Jones, American actor (Night of the Living Dead), and theater director, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51
- Jul 22 Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87
- Jul 23 Jahangir Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests India; Pakistan selector), dies at 78
- Jul 24 Ilona Elek, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1936, 48), dies at 81
- Jul 25 David Tobey, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45; first game with a 3-man officiating crew), dies at 90
- Jul 25 Judith Barsi, American child actress (The Land Before Time), shot dead with mother by her father at 11
- Jul 26 Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani modernist scholar, dies at 68
- Jul 27 Brigitte Horney, German actress (Das Erbe der Guldenburgs), dies at 77
- Jul 27 Frank Zamboni, American businessman and inventor of the ice-resurfacing machine, dies at 87 [1]
- Jul 29 Ellin Berlin (née MacKay), American writer (Lace Curtain), and second wife of songwriter Irving Berlin (muse for his song "Always" and "Remember"), dies at 86
- Jul 29 Pete Drake, American pedal steel guitarist and producer, dies at 55
- Jul 31 André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet's Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), dies at 76
- Jul 31 Trinidad Silva, American character actor (Hill Street Blues -"Jesus Martinez"), killed in a car accident by a drunk driver at 38
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