- Jul 2 Andres Randolf, Danish-American actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves, The Kiss), dies at 59
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Jul 7 British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice, dies at 71
- Jul 8 Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12), dies at 74
- Jul 14 William Hare Ashley, South African cricketer (Test South Africa, 7 wkts), dies at 68
- Jul 15 Leopold von Auer, Hungarian-American violinist, dies at 85
- Jul 19 Robert Stout, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1884-87), dies at 85
- Jul 23 Glenn Curtiss, American aviation pioneer and airplane builder, dies at 52
- Jul 28 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish physician (Nobel Prize 1911), dies at 68
- Jul 29 Alexander von Fielitz, German composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), dies at 69
- Jul 30 Joan Gamper, Swiss-Catalan businessman and founder of FC Barcelona, dies at 52