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July in History

There are 31 days in the month of July. The name comes from the Latin word 'Julius'.

To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in July, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.

July in history at random

Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during July in years gone by.

Born in July

The American actress Phoebe Cates was born.

Major Events and Happenings in July

May Sutton of the USA became the first non-Briton to win a tennis title at Wimbledon.

Died in July

Thomas Jefferson died.