Monday 1 – Robin Hood Festival, Sherwood Forest Country Park (until 7)
Tuesday 2 – Birthdays: Peter O’Toole (1932-2013), Abel Tasman (explorer) (1603-1659)
Wednesday 3 – Cricket: England v Pakistan (Edgbaston)
Thursday 4 – Birthdays: Barack Obama (54)
Friday 5 – International Beer Day; Edinburgh Fringe (until 29); Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (until 21)
Saturday 6 – Cowes Week (until 13)
Sunday 7 – Birthdays: Melanie Sykes (45)
Monday 8 – Birthdays: Roger Federer (34), Dustin Hoffman (78)
Tuesday 9 – Great British Beer Festival (until 13)
Wednesday 10 – Birthdays: Antonio Banderas (55)
Thursday 11 – Cricket: England v Pakistan, The Oval (until 15)
Friday 12 – Birthdays: Mario Balotelli (25)
Saturday 13 – Start of Premier League 2016/7 season
Sunday 14 – Birthdays: Halle Berry (49)
Monday 15 – Birthdays: Ben Affleck (47), Napoleon (1769-1821)
Tuesday 16 – Birthdays: Madonna (57)
Wednesday 17 – Birthdays: Robert De Niro (72), Davy Crockett (1786-1836)
Thursday 18 – Birthdays: Patrick Swayze (1952-2009)
Friday 19 – Birthdays: Bill Clinton (69), Coco Chanel (1883-1971)
Saturday 20 – Cricket: T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston. Football: Leicester v Arsenal, Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Sunday 21 – Birthdays: Usain Bolt (29)
Monday 22 – Birthdays: James Corden (37), Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Tuesday 23 – Birthdays: River Phoenix (1970-1993), Gene Kelly (1912-1996)
Wednesday 24 – Birthdays: Stephen Fry (56) 
Thursday 25 – National Burger Day 
Friday 26 – Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix (until 28^th)
Saturday 27 – Brighton & Hove Food & Drink Festival (until 29); Football: Hull v Man Utd, Tottenham v Liverpool. Rugby League: Challenge Cup Final (Wembley)
Sunday 28 – Notting Hill Carnival (until 29)
Monday 29 – Tennis: US Open (New York)
Tuesday 30 – Birthdays: Cameron Diaz (43), Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
Wednesday 31 – Birthdays: Richard Gere (66)