- Jul 1 Rod Gilbert, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right-wing, 1960-78 (NY Rangers; first NYR to have # retired), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2021)
- Jul 7 Lennart Söderberg, Swedish soccer manager (Gefle IF, Västerås SK, IFK Eskilstuna) and defender (2 caps; AIK), born in Torpshammar, Sweden (d. 2022)
- Jul 7 Marco Bollesan, Italian rugby union number 8 (47 caps; CUS Genova, Partenope) and coach (Italy 1985-88), born in Venice, Italy (d. 2021)
- Jul 8 Dario Gradi, English soccer manager (Sutton United, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra), born in Milan, Italy
- Jul 9 Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Jul 11 Clive Puzey, Zimbabwean racing driver
- Jul 13 Diethelm Ferner, German soccer midfielder (2 caps; SV Werder Bremen, Rot-Weiss Essen) and manager (Rot-Weiss Essen, Hannover 96, Schalke 04, Lebanon), born in Kragau, Germany (d. 2023)
- Jul 13 Grahame Corling, Australian cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 4/60; NSW CA), born in Newcastle, Australia
- Jul 16 Kálmán Mészöly, Hungarian soccer defender (61 caps; Vasas SC 279 games) and manager (Hungary, Turkey, Fenerbahçe SK), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
- Jul 17 Bob Taylor, English cricket wicketkeeper (57 Tests, 174 dismissals, 3 x 50s; Derbyshire CCC), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Jul 17 Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
- Jul 17 Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), born in Gifu, Japan (d. 2020)
- Jul 22 Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
- Jul 22 Susie Berning, American golfer (US Women's Open 1968, 72-73, Western Open 1965), born in Pasadena, California
- Jul 23 Richie Evans, American auto racer (9 x NASCAR Modified Champion 1973, 78-85), born in Westernville, New York (d. 1985)
- Jul 24 Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
Nate Thurmond (1941-2016)
Jul 25 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), born in Akron, Ohio
- Jul 31 Gerry Philbin, American football defensive end (All-time All-AFL Team; NY Jets), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
About July 1941
How Old? 82 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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