- Jul 1 Georg Christoph Grosheim, German composer, born in Kasel, Germany (d. 1841)
- Jul 5 János Lavotta, Hungarian violinist and composer, born in Pusté Úľany, Slovakia (d. 1820)
- Jul 9 Ann Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Romance of the Forest), born in London (d. 1823)