- Jul 21 Charles Paddock, American 100m runner (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 42
- Jul 27 Harold Austin, Barbadian cricketer and captain of 1923 West Indies team to England, dies at 66
- Jul 27 Herbert Roper Barrett, British tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1909, 12, 13; Wimbledon singles 1908, 11 runner-up; Olympic gold indoor doubles 1908), dies at 69
- Jul 31 Hedley Verity, English cricket spin bowler (40 Tests, 144 wickets @ 24.37), dies in POW camp in Italy at 38
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