- Jul 1 Doug Carpenter, Canadian ice hockey coach (NJ Devils 1984-88, Toronto Maple Leafs 1989-91), born in Cornwall, Ontario
- Jul 4 Floyd Little, American Pro/College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Syracuse University; 5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1969; Denver Broncos), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2021)
- Jul 4 Hal Lanier, American MLB baseball player, 1964-73 (San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees), born in Denton, North Carolina
- Jul 5 Hannes Löhr, German footballer and manager, born in Eitorf, Rhine Province, Germany
- Jul 9 Robert J. Frankel, American thoroughbred race horse trainer (5 x Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1993, 2002, 03), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
- Jul 11 Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Mexican soccer striker (55 caps; Pumas, Atlante, Veracruz), born in Mexico City (d. 2020)
- Jul 11 Len Hauss, American football center (5 x Pro Bowl; Washington Redskins), born in Jesup, Georgia (d. 2021)
- Jul 12 Billy Smith, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests; St. George), born in Fremantle, Western Australia
Margaret Smith Court (81 years old)
Jul 16 Australian tennis player (1970 Grand Slam; 24 x Grand Slam singles titles), born in Albury, Australia
- Jul 17 Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
- Jul 17 Don Kessinger, American baseball shortstop (6 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove 1969, 70; Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago WS), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
- Jul 18 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian soccer left-back (94 caps; Inter Milan 476 games), born in Treviglio, Italy (d. 2006)
- Jul 21 Fred Hetzel, American NBA star (SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 21 Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A's), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
- Jul 23 Rick Jeanneret, Canadian Hockey HOF broadcaster (Buffalo Sabres Hockey Network 1972–2022), born in St. Catharines, Ontario (d. 2023)
- Jul 24 Cotton Nash, American baseball outfielder (Chicago WS, Minnesota Twins) and basketball small forward (LA Lakers, SF Warriors, Kentucky Colonels), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- Jul 25 Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2023)
- Jul 26 Teddy Pilette, Belgian auto racer (European F5000 Championship 1973, 75), born in Brussels, Belgium
- Jul 27 Dennis Ralston, American tennis player (4 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Wimbledon singles 1966 runner-up), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2020)
- Jul 28 John Sattler, Australian rugby league prop (4 Tests; NSWRL Premiership 1967, 68, 70, 71 South Sydney), born in Maitland, Australia (d. 2023)
- Jul 28 Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Jul 29 Les Josephson, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1967; Los Angeles Rams), born in Minneota, Minnesota (d. 2020)
About July 1942
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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