- Jul 3 Irina Nijinska, Russian American dancer, dies at 77
- Jul 10 Gerome Ragni, American playwright and songwriter (Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical), dies of cancer at 55
- Jul 11 Roger Christian, American radio personality and lyricist ("Don’t Worry Baby"; "Little Deuce Coupe"; "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"), dies from kidney and liver failure at 57
- Jul 19 Gino Negri, Italian composer, songwriter, and actor, dies at 72
- Jul 20 Earl Robinson, American composer, dies in a car accident at 81
- Jul 24 Jørn Elniff, Danish bebop jazz drummer (Music for Mice and Men; Bud Powell), dies at 53
- Jul 28 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer exiled to Netherlands, dies at 45