- Jul 1 Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist, and painter, dies at 82
- Jul 1 Lex van Delden [Alexander Zwaap], Dutch composer (The Bird of Freedom), and writer (Canto della Guerra), dies at 68
- Jul 1 Robert Riefling, Norwegian concert pianist and pedagogue (Royal Danish Academy, 1967-88; Norwegian Academy of Music from ,1973-88), dies at 76
- Jul 2 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, American blues, jazz, and R&B alto saxophonist, dies of a heart attack at 70
- Jul 18 Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor, dies of a stroke at 64
- Jul 18 Nico [Christa Päffgen], German model, and pop singer (Velvet Underground - "Sunday Morning"; "I'll Be Your Mirror"), dies from a bicycle accident at 43
- Jul 21 Norridge Mayhams, American swing, pop, and gospel singer-songwriter ("We'll Build a Bungalow"), guitarist, bandleader, and record producer, dies at 84
- Jul 22 Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), dies at 87
- Jul 29 Ellin Berlin (née MacKay), American writer (Lace Curtain), and second wife of songwriter Irving Berlin (muse for his song "Always" and "Remember"), dies at 86
- Jul 29 Pete Drake, American pedal steel guitarist and producer, dies at 55
- Jul 31 André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet's Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), dies at 76
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