- Jul 2 American jockey Steve Cauthen wins Irish Derby on Old Vic to become the first rider in history to sweep the world's 4 major Derbies (Kentucky, Epsom, French, Irish)
Canadian Women's Open
Jul 2 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Tammie Green wins her only LPGA major title with a 1 shot victory over fellow AmericansPat Bradley &Betsy King
- Jul 2 South African Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela's musical "Sarafina!", based on the Soweto Uprising against apartheid, closes at the Cort Theater, NYC, after 597 performances
- Jul 2 US Open Senior Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Orville Moody wins by 2 from Frank Beard, 20 years after his US Open triumph in 1969
- Jul 3 Movie "Batman" set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)
- Jul 3 Open Mind wins American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies when Nite of Fun is disqualified in the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont
- Jul 3 Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3,000m steeplechase world record of 8:05.39 in Stockholm, Sweden
- Jul 3 US Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions
Drew Barrymore
Jul 4 14-year-old actressDrew Barrymore, attempts suicide
- Jul 4 Unmanned Russian Mig-23 crashes in Bellegem-Kooigem, Belgium (1 dies)
Seinfield Debuts
Jul 5 "Seinfield" (originally titled TheSeinfeld Chronicles" screens its pilot episode starringJerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander,Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards on NBC
Father-son HR Record
Jul 5Barry Bonds homers in Pittsburgh's 6-4 loss vs SF Giants, joining fatherBobby Bonds as MLB father-son HR record holders (408)
Rod Stewart Knocked Out
Jul 5 British singerRod Stewart hits his head on a lighting fixture while on stage and knocks himself out in Pine Knob, Michigan[1]
Botha Visits Mandela
Jul 5 South African PresidentP. W. Botha visits ANC leaderNelson Mandela
Sports History
Jul 6 Ex-Phillies 3rd basemanMike Schmidt becomes the first retired MLB player to be named to start the All Star game; he elects not to play
- Jul 6 US marshals & FCC seize pirate radio station WHOT in Brooklyn
- Jul 7 Concert by the Grateful Dead with Bruce Hornsby & the Range becomes final event at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, six days before structure is condemned
- Jul 8 Carlos Saul Menum becomes President of Argentina
- Jul 8 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Jul 9 Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 9 Wimbledon Men's Tennis:Boris Becker of Germany beats Sweden'sStefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 for his 3rd and last Wimbledon title
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 9 Wimbledon Women's Tennis:Steffi Graf successfully defends her title beatingMartina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
- Jul 10 Paula Ivan runs female world record 1 mile (4:15.61)
Sports History
Jul 11 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP:Bo Jackson (KC Royals)
- Jul 11 President Ronald Reagan sportscasts All Star Game
Sports History
Jul 12 NY Yankee pitching greatRon Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)
French Revolution
Jul 14Jessye Norman sings French national anthem, La Marseillaise at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, to celebrate 200th anniversary of the French Revolution
When Harry Met Sally
Jul 14 Romantic comedy film "When Harry Met Sally" starringBilly Crystal andMeg Ryan, directed by Rob Reiner, and written byNora Ephron, is released
- Jul 16 South Africa's largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, holds its third annual congress and intensifies its campaign against apartheid
- Jul 16 US Open Women's Golf, Indianwood G & CC:Betsy King wins the first of her 2 consecutive titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez
- Jul 17 1st test flight of US stealth bomber
This One
Jul 17Paul McCartney releases single "This One", from his album "Flowers In The Dirt"
- Jul 17 Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances
- Jul 18 48 cm rainfall at Rockport, West Virginia (state record)
Baseball History
Jul 19 Cleveland IndiansJoe Carter has his 4th 3 HR game
- Jul 19 NFL owners vote unanimously to form World League of American Football - operated 1991-2007
- Jul 19 United Airlines DC-10 crashes at Sioux City Iowa, kills 112
- Jul 20 93°F, highest overnight low ever recorded in Phoenix, Arizona, until heat wave of 2023
Aung San Suu Kyi
Jul 20 Burma government puts authorAung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
- Jul 20 Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's show opens at Washington, D.C.'s Project for the Arts after the Smithsonian Institution's Corcoran Gallery cancels it
- Jul 21 Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors
Tyson vs Williams
Jul 21Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
- Jul 22 Kristin Huxhold, 18, of Missouri, crowned America's Junior Miss
Tour de France
Jul 23 76th Tour de France won byGreg LeMond of USA
British Golf Open
Jul 23 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Mark Calcavecchia wins his only major title in first ever 4-hole aggregate playoff with AustraliansGreg Norman andWayne Grady
- Jul 23 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC & CBS for 1st time (America's Most Wanted)
Music Concert
Jul 23Ringo Starr's first All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh,Nils Lofgren, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Clarence Clemons, Dr. John,Billy Preston, and Jim Keltner
Baseball History
Jul 27 Atlanta BraveDale Murphy is 10th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th)
- Jul 28 BravesDale Murphy, hits 2 3-run HRs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 HRs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning
- Jul 28 Cards'Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50
- Jul 28 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz
Cuts Both Ways
Jul 28 SingerGloria Estefan releases her debut solo album "Cuts Both Ways"
- Jul 29 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8'0") in San Juan
Phillies Retire #32
Jul 29 Philadelphia Phillies retire #32 in honor of pitcherSteve Carlton
- Jul 29Vince Coleman, record streak stopped at 50 straight stolen bases
- Jul 29 White Sox trade Harold Baines to Rangers for Scott Fletcher & Sam Sosa
- Jul 30 Chile amends its constitution
- Jul 31 MLB Minnesota Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winnerFrank Viola to New York Mets