- Jul 3 Paul Young, Scottish actor (Another Time Another Place), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Jul 4 Harvey Brooks [Goldstein], American rock, blues, and folk session bassist (Bob Dylan; The Electric Flag), and record producer (Karen Dalton), born in Manhattan, New York
- Jul 4 Ray Meagher, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Roma, Queensland, Australia
- Jul 6 Byron Berline, American world champion bluegrass fiddle player, born in Caldwell, Kansas (d. 2021) [1]
- Jul 6 Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultrarunner (world record 100 miles 11:51:11 1979), born in Lossiemouth, Scotland (d. 2018)
- Jul 6 Gunhild Hoffmeister, East German 800m/1500m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Forst, Germany
- Jul 7 Jürgen Grabowski, German footballer (44 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt 441 games), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2022)
- Jul 7 Tony Jacklin, English golfer (British Open 1969, US Open 1970), born in Scunthorpe, England
- Jul 7 Warren Entner, American rock vocalist, guitarist, and organist (The Grass Roots - "Midnight Confessions", "Let's Live for Today"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 8 Jai Johanny Johanson [John Lee Johnson], American rock drummer (The Allman Brothers Band; Sea Level), born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Jul 8 Jeffrey Tambor, American character actor (Larry Sanders - "Hank"; Arrested Decelopment), born in San Francisco, California
- Jul 8 Jonelle Allen, American stage and screen actress (The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Palmerstown, USA - "Bessie"; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - "Grace"), and singer, born in New York City
- Jul 8 Michael Dunford, British guitarist and songwriter (The Nashville Teens, 1960-63; Renaissance - "Scheherazade"), born in Surrey, England (d. 2012)
- Jul 9 Dorian Rudnytsky, American concert and session cellist (New York Rock & Roll Ensemble), and composer (Costa Blanca Suite), born in New York City
- Jul 9 Glen Cook, American sci-fi author (Shadowline, Star's End), born in New York City
- Jul 9 Joe Miceli, American drummer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 2019)
- Jul 10 Beaky [John Dymond], British pop rock guitarist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Salisbury, England
- Jul 11 Bill Boggs, American TV host (Midday), and producer (Morton Downey Jr Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 11 Myra Gale Brown, American writer, first cousin once removed and former wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Jul 11 Peter de Savary, English shipping and property businessman (Skibo Castle, Chairman of Millwall F.C.), born in Burnham-on-Crouch, England (d. 2022)
- Jul 12 Bill McCollum Jr., American lawyer and politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Brooksville, Florida
- Jul 12 Denise Nicholas, American actress (Room 222, Baby I'm Back), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 12 Terry Cooper, English soccer defender (20 caps; Leeds, Middlesborough) and manager (Bristol City, Birmingham City), born in Brotherton, England (d. 2021)
- Jul 13 Eric Freeman, Australian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 34 wickets, 2 x 50s; South Australia), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2020)
Ernő Rubik (80 years old)
Jul 13 Hungarian inventor (Rubik's cube), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jul 14 Georgi Popov, Bulgarian soccer forward (22 caps; Botev Plovdiv 308 games) and manager (Botev Plovdiv, Maritsa Plovdiv), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (d. 2024)
- Jul 15 Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (Airwolf; Hooper; Buster & Billie; Tribes), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2019)
- Jul 15 Millie Jackson, American disco and R&B singer ("Hurts So Good"; "If You're Not Back in Love By Monday"), born in Thompson, Georgia
- Jul 16 Betty Davis (née Mabry); American model, soul and funk singer-songwriter ("They Say I'm Different"; "Nasty Gal"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2022)
- Jul 16 Thomas Boggs, American rock drummer (The Box Tops, 1968-70 - "Sweet Cream Ladies"), born in Wynne, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- Jul 17 Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2016)
- Jul 17 Catherine Schell [Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott], Hungarian-born British actress (two Pink Panther films), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jul 17 Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricket batsman (50 Tests, 5 x 100s; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jul 18 David Hemery, English 400m-hurdler (Olympic gold 1968), born in Cirencester, England
- Jul 19 Commander Cody [George Frayne], American singer and pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen - "Hot Rod Lincoln"), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 2021)
- Jul 19 Tim McIntire, American actor (Brubaker; Stand By Your Man), singer-songwriter, and musician (Funzone), born in Yaak, Montana (d. 1986)
- Jul 20 Mel Daniels, professional basketball player (Hall of Fame 2012), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Jul 20 Wim Van Drimmelen, Dutch director of the Royal Library in The Hague, born in Delft, Netherlands
- Jul 21 Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian-English writer and novelist (Second Class Citizen; The Bride Price), born in Lagos, British Nigeria (d. 2017)
- Jul 21 John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009-2012), born in Tarkwa, Gold Coast (d. 2012)
- Jul 21 Paul Wellstone, American politician (Sen-D-Minnesota 1991-2002), born in Washington D.C. (d. 2002)
- Jul 22 Dennis Firestone, Australian racing driver
- Jul 22 Estelle Bennett, American pop vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Baby"), born in New York City (d. 2009)
- Jul 22 Guich Koock, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country), born in Austin, Texas
- Jul 22 Rick Davies, British rock vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter (Supertramp - "Goodbye, Stranger"), born in London, England
- Jul 22 Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
- Jul 23 Dino Danelli, American rock drummer (Fotomaker; Young Rascals; Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- Jul 23 Judith Bosch, Dutch radio and TV-hostess (Tweekamp, Zeskamp), born in Leiden, Netherlands
- Jul 24 Jim Armstrong, Irish rock guitarist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Jul 25 Mijanou van Baarzel, Dutch actress (Klaverweide - "Alicia"), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Jul 25 Molly Bennett Aiken, American foundation administrator (riding for the handicapped), born in Hollywood, California
- Jul 25 Tom Dawes, American rock bassist (The Cyrkle - "Red Rubber Ball"), and commercial jingle composer ("Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz” for Alka-Seltzer; “7Up, the Uncola”), born in Albany, New York (d. 2007)
- Jul 26 Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- Jul 26 Micki King, American diver (Olympic gold springboard 1972), born in Pontiac, Michigan
- Jul 26 Rimantas Stankevičius, Lithuanian cosmonaut, born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 1990)
- Jul 27 Barbara Thompson, British jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2022)
- Jul 27 Bobbie Gentry [Roberta Streeter], American singer and songwriter ("Ode to Billy Joe"), born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Jul 27 Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist, born in Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres, France
- Jul 28 Bobby King, American session and touring soul singer (Bobby & Terry; Ry Cooder; Bruce Springsteen; Boz Scaggs), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Jul 28 Daniel Morelon, French speed skater (Olympic gold 1968, 72), born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France
- Jul 29 Terry Jarvis, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 187 in 387 partnership with Glenn Turner v WI 1972), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jul 30 Chris Darrow, American country-rock pioneer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, bassist, and banjo plucker (Kaleidoscope; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1967-70), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (d. 2020)
- Jul 30 Frances de la Tour, British actress (Bejeweled; Wombling Free), born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England
- Jul 30 Jimmy Cliff [Chambers], Jamaican reggae singer ("The Harder They Come"), born in St James, Colony of Jamaica
- Jul 30 Teresa Cahill, British soprano opera singer, born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
- Jul 31 Geraldine Chaplin, American-born actress (Doctor Zhivago, 3 Musketeers) daughter of Charlie Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 31 Robert C. Merton, American economist and Nobel laureate in Economics, born in New York City
- Jul 31 Sherry Lansing, American actress (China Syndrome, Black Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois
About July 1944
How Old? 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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80-89
Over 90