- Jul 1 Wally Hammond, England cricket batsman (7,249 Test runs @ 58.45), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Jul 5 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, diplomat and international playboy, dies when he crashes his Ferrari into a tree at 56
- Jul 7 Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies
- Jul 30 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
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