- Jul 15 Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), dies in a car crash at 33
- Jul 18 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), dies by suicide at 35
- Jul 23 Claude Harmon, American golfer (US Masters 1948), dies of heart failure at 73
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