- Jul 1 Camille Chautemps, French politician (Prime Minister of France 1930, 1933-34, 1937-38), dies at 78
- Jul 2 Seth Barnes Nicholson, American astronomer who discovered four satellites of Jupiter, dies at 71
- Jul 4 Bernard Freyberg, British-New Zealand army officer (Victoria Cross, Governor General of New Zealand 1946-52), dies at 74
- Jul 4 Fritz Reutter, German composer, dies at 66
- Jul 4 Grant Richards, American actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48
- Jul 5 Daniel Ruyneman, Dutch composer and pianist, dies at 76
- Jul 9 Frank Mayo, American silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters), dies of a heart attack at 77
- Jul 10 John Sutton, British actor (The Three Musketeers, Tower of London, Return of Fly), dies of a heart attack at 54
- Jul 10 Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster (BBC) and rugby union player (captain Harlequin RFC), dies at 70
- Jul 18 Alfred Cooper, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal), dies at 69
- Jul 25 Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy), dies at 85
- Jul 27 Garrett Morgan, American inventor (gas mask and traffic signal), dies at 86 [1]
- Jul 27 George "Hooks" Dauss, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1912-26 (Detroit Tigers), dies at 73
- Jul 29 Dave Smith, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 24no; Victoria), dies at 78
- Jul 29 Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer, dies at 48
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