- Jul 13 Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, Soviet-Russian composer, dies at 54
- Jul 14 Jaroslav Řídký, Czech composer, dies at 58
- Jul 17 Jozef de Voght, Flemish priest and songwriter (Under the Snow), dies at 78
- Jul 26 Miguel Bernal Jiménez, Mexican organist, composer and pedagogue (Tata Vasco; Tres Cartas de México), dies of a heart attack at 46
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