- Jul 6 Fred Dryer, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1975; First-team All-Pro 1974; NY Giants, LA Rams) and actor (Hunter), born in Hawthorne, California
- Jul 7 Jim Day, Canadian equestrian show jumper (Olympic gold, 1968), born in Thorn Hill, Ontario
- Jul 12 Graham Roope, English cricket batsman (21 Tests, 7 x 50; Surrey CCC, Berkshire CCC, Griqualand West), born in Fareham, England (d. 2006)
- Jul 13 Bob Kauffman, American NBA basketball forward, 1968-75, 3X All-Star (Buffalo Braves and 3 other teams), and coach, 1977-78 (Detroit Pistons), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- Jul 16 John Hollins, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Chelsea 465 games, QPR, Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea, Swansea City AFC, Rochdale AFC), born in Guildford, England (d. 2023)
- Jul 16 Ron Yary, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Chicago, Illinois
Ilie Năstase (77 years old)
Jul 19 Romanian tennis player (US Open 1972, French Open 1973; 5 x Grand Slam doubles titles; World #1 1973; Tour Finals x 4), born in Bucharest, Romania
- Jul 21 Jüri Tarmak, Estonian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1972), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2022)
- Jul 21 Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Polish lightweight (Olympic gold 1976)
- Jul 23 Hans "Buffy" Ettmayer, Austrian soccer midfielder (30 caps; FC Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Freiburger FC), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023)
- Jul 27 Larry Biitner, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1970-83 (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and 2 other teams), born in Pocahontas, Iowa (d. 2022)
- Jul 30 Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, born in Hueytown, Alabama (d. 1994)
About July 1946
How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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