- Jul 2 Henriƫtte Bosmans, Dutch cellist, pianist and composer, dies at 56
- Jul 3 Daniel Zamudio, Colombian organist, composer and folklorist, dies at 64
- Jul 3 Henriƫtte Bosmans, Dutch composer, dies of cancer at 56
- Jul 10 Rued Immanuel Langgaard, Danish composer and organist (Music of the Spheres; Antikrist), dies at 58
- Jul 22 Antonio Maria Valencia, Colombian composer, dies at 49
- Jul 25 Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
- Jul 27 W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies