- Jul 1 Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer ("Money In My Pocket"), dies of a collapsed lung, after a heart attack, at 42
- Jul 1 Edward Dmytryk, Canadian film director (Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny), dies at 90
- Jul 1 Forrest Mars Sr., American candy magnate (Mars, Inc.), dies at 95
- Jul 1 Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle), dies at 72
- Jul 1 Jack Moroney, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 118; NSWCA), dies at 81
- Jul 1 Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwean revolutionary (ZAPU), and Matabeleland politician (Vice-President of Zimbabwe, 1990-99), dies of prostate cancer at 82
- Jul 1 Sylvia Sidney, American actress (b. 1910)
- Jul 2 Angelo Paccignini, Italian composer (Flou II), educator (Milan Conservatory - electronic music chair. 1969-80), and musical director (Nuova Armonia), dies at 68
Mario Puzo (1920-1999)
Jul 2 American novelist (The Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake), dies at 78
- Jul 3 Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter and musician (Morphine; Treat Her Right), dies of a heart attack at 46
- Jul 4 Leo Garel, American artist and cartoonist (b.1917)
- Jul 4 Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films), dies of liver disease at 79
- Jul 4 Ruby Johnson, American singer (I'll Run Your Hurt Away), dies at 63
- Jul 6 Barry Winchell, American soldier murdered in his sleep by a fellow soldier at 21
- Jul 6 Carl Gunter Jr, American politician (b. 1938)
- Jul 6 Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer, dies at 97
- Jul 7 Captain Vikram Batra, Indian Army officer, awarded Param Vir Chakra (September 9,1974)
- Jul 8 Pete Conrad, American US Navy pilot and NASA astronaut (Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2), dies injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at 59
- Jul 9 Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician (b. 1944)
- Jul 9 Talib Dawud [Alfonso Rainey], Antiguan-American jazz trumpeter (Dizzy Gillespie Big Band), dies at 76
- Jul 11 Helen Forrest [Fogel], American big band, pop, and swing jazz singer (Artie Shaw; Benny Goodman; Harry James), dies of heart failure at 82 [1]
- Jul 12 Bill Flett, Canadian NHL and WHA hockey forward, 1967-80 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), dies of liver failure at 55
- Jul 12 Bill Owen [William Owen Rowbotham], British actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Not So Dusty), dies from pancreatic cancer at 85
- Jul 14 Gar Samuelson, American drummer (Megadeth), dies of liver failure at 41
- Jul 15 George Brown Jr, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1963-71, 73-99), dies at 79
- Jul 16 Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. (b. 1966)
- Jul 16 Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. 1979)
John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999)
Jul 16 American magazine publisher (George), lawyer and son of JFK, dies in a plane crash at 38
- Jul 17 Kevin Wilkinson, British drummer (The Waterboys), commits suicide at 41
- Jul 20 Sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916)
- Jul 21 David Ogilvy 'Father of Advertising', English advertising whiz (founded Ogilvy & Mathers), dies at 88
- Jul 23 Alex Gordon, Welsh architect (RIBA President), dies at 82
Hassan II (1922-1999)
Jul 23 King of Morocco (1961-99), dies of natural causes at 70
- Jul 27 Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer, dies at 86
- Jul 27 Harry "Sweets" Edison, American jazz and session trumpet player, dies of prostate cancer at 83
- Jul 28 Rudolf Halaczinsky, German composer, dies at 78
- Jul 28 Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and 1989 Nobel laureate for his contributions to econometrics, dies at 87
- Jul 29 Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor, producer and director (Arzoo, Love Story, Sangam), dies at 70
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