- Jul 2 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, dies at 41
- Jul 2 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist and educator, dies of cancer at 42
- Jul 4 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player, and composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
- Jul 4 Joe Newman, American jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies at 69
- Jul 5 Georgia Brown [Lilian Klot], British cabaret stage, and screen singer and actress (Oliver!; Shoulder To Shoulder), dies from complications of emergency intestinal surgery at 59
- Jul 9 Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (Australian Ballet; Bolshoi Ballet), dies of AIDS related illness at 45
- Jul 12 Carla van Neste, Belgian classical violinist (Trio Reine Elisabeth), dies at 78
- Jul 15 Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies
- Jul 22 David Wojuarowicz, American artist (U2 single "One" sleeve), dies of AIDS at 37
- Jul 25 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), dies of heart failure at 78
- Jul 26 Mary Wells, American pop and soul singer ("My Guy"), dies of laryngeal cancer at 49
- Jul 29 William Mathias, Welsh composer (wrote for 1981 royal wedding), dies at 57
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