July: The International Geophysical Year begins. - The University of Waterloo is founded in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

July 6: John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, 3 years before forming the Beatles.

July 9: Elvis Presley's Loving You opens in theaters.

July 11: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan becomes the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at age 20. His grandfather Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III appoints Prince Karim in his will.

July 14: Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.

July 16: United States Marine Major John Glenn flies an F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds, setting a new transcontinental speed record.

July 25: Tunisia becomes a republic, with Habib Bourguiba its first president.

July 28: The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students, a high point of the Khruschev Thaw, kicks off in Moscow. - Heavy rains and mudslides at Isahaya, western Kyu-shu-, Japan, kill 992. - A strong earthquake shakes Mexico City and Mexican port city Acapulco.

July 29: The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. (source: Wikipedia)