- Jul 7 Leo Sowerby, American organist and composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
- Jul 20 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60
- Jul 21 Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
- Jul 30 Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69
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