- Jul 6 Władysław Żeleński, Polish organist and composer, born in Grodkowice (d. 1921)
- Jul 11 Paul Lacombe, French composer, born in Carcassonne, France (d. 1927)
- Jul 20 Hans Sommer, German theatre composer, born in Brunswick (d. 1922)
- Jul 28 Christian Barnekow, Danish composer, born in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France (d. 1913)