Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (died 1983)

General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until he was dismissed in June 1942 after a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gazala.

July 29 is the 210th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 155 days remain until the end of the year.