- Jul 1 Fráňa Šrámek, Czech poet, novelist, playwright, and anarchist, dies at 74
- Jul 2 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch cellist, pianist and composer, dies at 56
- Jul 3 Daniel Zamudio, Colombian organist, composer and folklorist, dies at 64
- Jul 3 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch composer, dies of cancer at 56
- Jul 4 Walter Long, American actor (Moby-Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol), dies at 73
- Jul 6 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. 1867)
- Jul 10 Rued Immanuel Langgaard, Danish composer and organist (Music of the Spheres; Antikrist), dies at 58
- Jul 18 Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer known as "The World's Tallest Man," dies at 46
- Jul 18 Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect (b. 1862)
- Jul 21 Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), dies at 51
- Jul 22 Antonio Maria Valencia, Colombian composer, dies at 49
- Jul 22 August Balthazar, Belgian politician, dies at 58
- Jul 25 Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
Eva Perón (1919-1952)
Jul 26 Argentine First Lady (1946-52), actress, suffragette, unionist and humanitarian who was inspiration for A.L. Webber's musical "Evita", dies of cancer at 33
- Jul 27 Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies
- Jul 27 W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies
- Jul 31 N B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (South African slow lefty 1947-51), dies
- Jul 31 Waldemar Bonsels, German novelist, children's literature writer (Maya the Bee), and outspoken anti-semite, dies at 72
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