- Jul 1 Constance Ford, American model and actress (Burden Hunt, Another World), born in New York City (d. 1993)
- Jul 2 Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet referred to as the 'Mozart of Poetry' (Nobel Prize for Literature 1996), born in Bnin, Poland (d. 2012)
- Jul 3 Bankole Timothy, Sierra Leonean journalist, born in Sierra Leone (d. 1994)
- Jul 3 Johnny Hartman, American jazz ballad singer (John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - "My One And Only Love"), born in Houma, Louisiana (d. 1983)
- Jul 3 Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw & Cavendish, British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 3 William Mills, English painter, born in Hampshire (d. 1997)
- Jul 4 Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1982-84), born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 2013)
- Jul 5 Arno Motulsky, German-born founder of medical genetics, known as the "father of pharmacogenomics", born in Fischhausen, East Prussia, Weimar Germany (d. 2018)
- Jul 5 George Moore, Australian jockey (Epsom Derby 1967, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1959, Prix du Jockey Club 1960, Irish 1000 Guineas 1959, 5 x Doomben 10,000, 3 x Sydney Cup), born in Mackay, Australia (d. 2008)
- Jul 5 John McKay, American College Football HOF coach (4 x NCAA C'ship 1962, 67, 72, 74 ; 5 x Rose Bowl USC; NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-84), born in Everettville, West Virginia (d. 2001)
- Jul 6 Cathy O'Donnell [Ann Steely], American film noir actress (Miniver Story, Man from Laramie), born in Siluria, Alabama (d. 1970)
- Jul 6 Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" (Promises, Promises), born in Burgin, Kentucky (d. 1965)
Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923-2014)
Jul 6 Polish general and 1st President of Poland (1989-90), born in Kurów, Poland
- Jul 7 Roberto Caamaño, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1993)
- Jul 8 Harrison Dillard, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4×100m relay 1948; 110m hurdles, 4×100m relay 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Jul 10 Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer ("Échame a mi la culpa"), born in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán, Mexico (d. 2001)
- Jul 10 Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show "The Waltons", born in Schuyler, Virginia (d. 2016)
- Jul 10 G. A. Kulkarni, Indian (Marathi) writer (RamalKhuna), born in Examba, Karnataka (d. 1987)
- Jul 10 Jean Kerr, Irish-American novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
- Jul 10 John Bradley, United States Navy corpsman, one of six who raised flag on top of Mt. Suribachi (see Iwo Jima), born in Antigo, Wisconsin (d. 1994)
- Jul 10 Rudolf Kehrer, Soviet classical pianist of German heritage, born in Tiflis, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (d. 2013)
- Jul 10 Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian film actress (Othello), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2003)
- Jul 12 James E. Gunn, American sci-fi author (The Listeners, Station in Space, Immortal), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2020)
- Jul 13 Sudie Bond, American stage and screen actress (Love Story; Johnny Dangerously), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1984)
- Jul 14 Dale Robertson, American actor (Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Iron Horse), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- Jul 14 Frances Lear, American woman's magazine publisher (Lears), born in Larchmont, New York (d. 1995)
- Jul 14 Willie Steele, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1948), born in El Centro, California (d. 1989)
- Jul 15 "Philly" Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
- Jul 16 Chris Argyris, American business theorist and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2013)
- Jul 16 Reg Prentice, British politician (Member of Parliament, 1957-87), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2001)
- Jul 17 John Cooper, English race car designer (Cooper Car Company; developed the "Mini"), born in Surbiton, England (d. 2000)
- Jul 18 Héctor Tosar, Uruguayan pianist and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2002)
- Jul 18 Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor, (held more than 600 patents), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1997)
- Jul 18 Michael Medwin, English actor and film producer ("Four in a Jeep, Scrooge"; "Checkpoint"), born in London (d. 2020)
- Jul 19 Alex Hannum, American Basketball HOF coach (1st ABA, NBA winning coach; ABA C'ship 1969 Oakland Oaks; NBA C'ship 1958 St. Louis Hawks, 1967 Philadelphia 76ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2002)
- Jul 19 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2012) [1]
- Jul 19 William A. Rusher, American lawyer and columnist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
- Jul 20 Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist, born in Lwów (d. 2005)
- Jul 21 Henny Alma [Hendrika den Broek], Dutch actress (Soldier of Orange), born in the Hague, Amsterdam (d. 2006)
Bob Dole (1923-2021)
Jul 22 American politician (Senate Republican leader, 1985-96, Presidential candidate in 1996), born in Russell, Kansas
- Jul 22 Mukesh [Mathur], Indian "playback singer" for Bollywood films, born in Delhi, British India (d. 1976)
- Jul 22 Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 4×100m relay 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- Jul 22 The Fabulous Moolah [Mary Lillian Ellison], American professional wrestler (World Champion: 1956-83), born in Kershaw County, South Carolina (d. 2007)
- Jul 23 Cyril M. Kornbluth, American sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), born in New York City (d. 1958)
- Jul 23 Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1997)
- Jul 25 Bill Fitsell, Canadian journalist, writer and historian (International Hockey Hall of Fame curator, historian 1969-2005), born in Barrie, Ontario (d. 2020)
Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
Jul 25 American actress (The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace), born in New York City
- Jul 25 Leonardo Villar, Brazilian actor (The Given Word), born in Piracicaba, Brazil (d. 2020)
- Jul 25 Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (Josephine), born in Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden (d. 2007)
- Jul 26 Jan Berenstain [Janice Marian Grant], American author (The Berenstain Bears), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Jul 26 Peter Carey, British civil servant and permanent secretary (DTI), born in Portsmouth (d. 2011)
- Jul 27 Masutatsu Oyama, Founder of Japanese Kyokushin Karate, born in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, Japanese Korea (d. 1994)
- Jul 28 Kent Lee, American vice-admiral (WW II-Marianas, Korea and Vietnam), born in Florence County, South Carolina (d. 2017)
- Jul 28 Mary Jane Odell, American politician and journalist, Iowa Secretary of State, born in Algona, Iowa (d. 2010)
- Jul 28 Michio Watanabe, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister, born in Ōtawara, Japan (d. 1995)
- Jul 29 Gordon Mitchell [Charles Allen Pendleton], American actor and bodybuilder (Sinbad), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2003)
- Jul 29 Jim Marshall, British businessman and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as "The Father of Loud", born in Acton, West London, England (d. 2012)
- Jul 30 Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian communist leader of PKI (1951-65), born in Belitung Island, Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
- Jul 30 Siegfried Köhler, German conductor, music director, and composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 2017)
- Jul 31 Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American, songwriter, businessman (co-founder of Atlantic Records), and philanthropist, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
- Jul 31 Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach (father of Chris Evert), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Jul 31 Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and inventor (Kevlar), born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) [1]
About July 1923
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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