- Jul 1 Francisco Mendes, Guinea-Bissauan politician (b. 1933)
- Jul 2 Borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies
- Jul 2 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, dies at 41
- Jul 2 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist and educator, dies of cancer at 42
- Jul 2 Franco Cristaldi, Italian film producer (Amarcord) and Claudia Cardinale's husband, dies at 67
- Jul 3 Arline Bletcher, American actress, dies of natural causes at 99
- Jul 3 Marc Tannenbaum, American rabbi (only Jew to attend Vatican II), dies at 66
- Jul 4 (Robert) "Sonny” Averona, American standards singer, dies of a heart attack while performing on stage at 55
- Jul 4 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player, and composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
- Jul 4 Joe Newman, American jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies at 69
- Jul 5 Georgia Brown [Lilian Klot], British cabaret stage, and screen singer and actress (Oliver!; Shoulder To Shoulder), dies from complications of emergency intestinal surgery at 59
- Jul 6 Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir, dies at 86
- Jul 6 Edgardo Pallero, Argentine film producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies at about 56
Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992)
Jul 6 African-American gay liberation and AIDS activist, drag queen, and transgender pioneer (Gay Liberation Front, S.T.A.R.), dies under suspicious circumstances at 46
- Jul 7 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; unanimous All-American 1937; Yale), dies at 76
- Jul 7 Josy Barthel, Luxembourgish 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 65
- Jul 7 Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer (1st African American to practice law in Maryland, NAACP), dies at 79
- Jul 7 Ruurd Faber, Dutch politician and Mayor of Aalten (1971-75), dies at 79
- Jul 9 Eric Sevareid, American author and News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79
- Jul 9 Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (Australian Ballet; Bolshoi Ballet), dies of AIDS related illness at 45
- Jul 10 Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), dies at 87
- Jul 11 Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty International, dies in a car crash at 46
- Jul 11 Antoon Hubben, Dutch Mayor of Maasbree and trade union leader, dies at 73
- Jul 12 Carla van Neste, Belgian classical violinist (Trio Reine Elisabeth), dies at 78
- Jul 12 Reginald Beck, English film editor (Robbery, Accident, Boom), dies
- Jul 13 Alex Wojciechowicz, American College/Pro Football HOF center, linebacker (Fordham Uni; NFL C'ship 1948, 49; First-team All-Pro 1939, 44; NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 76
- Jul 15 Brett Whiteley, Australian artist, dies of an opiate overdose at 53
- Jul 15 Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's most noted journalist (b. 1960)
- Jul 15 Hammer DeRoburt, First President of Nauru, dies at 69
- Jul 15 Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies
- Jul 15 Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian bowler), dies at 60
- Jul 16 "Gorgeous" George [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
- Jul 16 Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 51
- Jul 16 Patrick Meaney, British businessman and CEO (Rank Organization), dies at 67
- Jul 18 Jan Pelleboer, Dutch meteorologist, dies
- Jul 18 Mollie Parnis, American fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection; Mamie Eisenhower), dies in her 90s (she had long refused to disclose her exact age)
- Jul 18 Rudolf Ising, cartoonist (Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies), dies at 88
- Jul 18 Viktor Louis, Russian journalist, dies
- Jul 18 Willa Brown, American air pioneer (NAAA) and civil rights activist (1st African American woman to hold a pilot's license), dies at 86
Allen Newell (1927-1992)
Jul 19 American computer scientist (Logic Theory Machine, General Problem Solver, Turing Award), dies at 65
- Jul 19 Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
- Jul 19 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
- Jul 19 Paolo Borsellino, Italian anti-mafia judge, murdered by mafia
- Jul 22 David Wojuarowicz, American artist (U2 single "One" sleeve), dies of AIDS at 37
- Jul 22 Souleiman Franjieh, president Lebanon (1970-76), dies
- Jul 22 Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51
- Jul 23 Arletty [Léonie Bathiat], French fashion model and actress (Hotel du Niord; Children of Paradise; The Longest Day), dies at 94
- Jul 23 Maxine Audley, British actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards), dies at 69
- Jul 24 Khaled Mahmoud Saeed, asst to Palestine terrorist Abu Nidal, murdered
- Jul 24 Lillian Oppenheimer, American origami pioneer (popularized origami in the West), dies of a heart attack at 93
- Jul 24 Sam Berger, Canadian football owner (b. 1900)
- Jul 25 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), dies of heart failure at 78
- Jul 25 Hope Miller, American actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63
- Jul 26 Mary Wells, American pop and soul singer ("My Guy"), dies of laryngeal cancer at 49
- Jul 27 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56
- Jul 27 Max Dupain, Australian photographer ("Sunbaker"), dies at 81
- Jul 29 Tavio Amorin, Togolese politician, murdered
- Jul 29 William Mathias, Welsh composer (wrote for 1981 royal wedding), dies at 57
- Jul 30 Brenda Marshall [Ardis Ankerson], American actress (The Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark), dies of throat cancer at 76
- Jul 30 Joe Shuster, Canadian-American cartoonist (co-creator, with Jerry Siegel, of "Superman"), dies of congestive heart failure at 78
- Jul 31 G Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72
- Jul 31 Joe George, American character actor (Across 110th Street; Seinfeld - "Uncle Mac"), dies of cancer at 65
- Jul 31 Ralph Strait, American character actor (Search for Tomorrow, 1985-86; Halloween III), dies of a heart attack at 56
- Jul 31 Sjoerd de Free, Dutch reporter (Radio Herrijzend Netherland), dies
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