- Jul 2 Joseph Fielding Smith Jr., 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), dies at 95
- Jul 3 "Mississippi" Fred McDowell, American blues singer and guitarist, dies of cancer at 68
- Jul 3 Hal Walker, American film director (I Married Joan), dies at 76
- Jul 6 (Andre) Brandon De Wilde, American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding; Shane; Jamie; Hud), dies in a car crash at 30
- Jul 6 Vincent Valentine, West Indian cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
- Jul 7 Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies
- Jul 7 Talal bin Abdullah, King of Jordan (1951-52), established modern constitution, forced to abdicate due to mental illness, dies at 63
- Jul 8 (Cora) "Lovie" Austin (née Taylor), American jazz and blues pianist, songwriter ("Down Hearted Blues"), and band leader (The Blues Serenaders), dies at 84 [1]
- Jul 9 Robert Weede [Wiedefeld], American operatic and musical theater baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-48; The Most Happy Fella), dies at 69
- Jul 16 Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, dies at 65
- Jul 16 Max Zehnder, Swiss composer, dies at 70
- Jul 19 Hezekiah M. Washburn, American Presbyterian Congo missionary, dies at 88
- Jul 19 Sally Benson, American writer (Meet Me In St. Louis), dies at 74
- Jul 21 Jigme Dori Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952-72), dies of a heart condition at 45
- Jul 21 Ralph Craig, American athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 1912), dies at 83
- Jul 22 Hugo Kauder, Austrian composer, dies at 84
- Jul 22 Pavel Bořkovec, Czech composer (Suite for Piano), dies at 78
- Jul 24 Bobby Ramirez, American drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl
- Jul 27 Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian-Japanese politician, dies at 77
- Jul 28 Charu Majumdar, Indian revolutionary leader, dies in custody at 53
- Jul 28 Helen Traubel, American soprano, dies at 73
- Jul 31 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium, Secretary-General of NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73
- Jul 31 Rollie Hemsley, American baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star), dies of a heart attack at 65
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