- Jul 1 Learie Constantine, West Indian cricket all-rounder, lawyer and politician (UK's first black peer), dies of a heart attack at 69 [1]
- Jul 4 Joe Cox, South African cricket fast medium bowler (3 Tests; Natal), dies at 85
- Jul 11 Pedro RodrÃguez, Mexican racing driver (Le Mans, 1968), killed in crash during sports car race at Norisring in Nuremberg, West Germany at 31
- Jul 28 Myril Hoag, American baseball player, dies at 63
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