- Jul 8 Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), dies at 61
- Jul 12 João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (Brazil 1969-70), dies at 73
- Jul 21 Rich Vogler, American auto racer (most combined wins in USAC history [171]), dies in a race crash at 39
- Jul 31 Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1930, 31 Montreal Canadiens), dies at 87