- Jul 3 Jimmy Van Alen, American tennis official (created Simplified Scoring System), dies at 88
- Jul 6 Muda Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
- Jul 18 Harold Butler, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 12 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 78
- Jul 21 Paul Warwick, English racing driver (b. 1969)
- Jul 24 Freddie Brown, English cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies at 80
- Jul 27 Gino Colaussi, Italian soccer striker (26 caps; Triestina, Juventus, Vicenza, Padova), dies at 77
- Jul 27 Pierre Brunet, French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928, 32 [Andrée Brunet]), dies at 89
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