| 86624 | July 31 | Death | 2013 – Michael Ansara, Lebanese-American actor (b. 1922) |
| 86625 | July 31 | Death | 2013 – Michel Donnet, English-Belgian general and pilot (b. 1917) |
| 86626 | July 31 | Death | 2013 – John Graves, American captain and author (b. 1920) |
| 86627 | July 31 | Death | 2013 – Trevor Storer, English businessman, founded Pukka Pies (b. 1930) |
| 86628 | July 31 | Death | 2013 – Alvis Wayne, American singer (b. 1937) |
| 86629 | July 31 | Death | 2014 – Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (b. 1925) |
| 86630 | July 31 | Death | 2014 – Nabarun Bhattacharya, Indian journalist and author (b. 1948) |
| 86631 | July 31 | Death | 2014 – Jeff Bourne, English footballer (b. 1948) |
| 86632 | July 31 | Death | 2014 – Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920) |
| 86633 | July 31 | Death | 2014 – Kenny Ireland, Scottish actor and director (b. 1945) |
| 86634 | July 31 | Death | 2015 – Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic(b. 1940) |
| 86635 | July 31 | Death | 2015 – Howard W. Jones, American surgeon and academic (b. 1910) |
| 86636 | July 31 | Death | 2015 – Billy Pierce, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 86637 | July 31 | Death | 2015 – Roddy Piper, Canadian-American wrestler and actor (b. 1954) |
| 86638 | July 31 | Death | 2015 – Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1926) |
| 86639 | July 31 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Germanus of AuxerreIgnatius of LoyolaNeotJuly 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
| 86640 | July 31 | Holiday and observance | End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England) |
| 86611 | July 31 | Death | 2001 – Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910) |
| 86612 | July 31 | Death | 2003 – Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1933) |
| 86613 | July 31 | Death | 2004 – Laura Betti, Italian actress and singer (b. 1927) |
| 86614 | July 31 | Death | 2004 – Virginia Grey, American actress and singer (b. 1917) |
| 86615 | July 31 | Death | 2005 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, 1st President of the European Central Bank (b. 1935) |
| 86616 | July 31 | Death | 2006 – Paul Eells, American sportscaster (b. 1935) |
| 86617 | July 31 | Death | 2009 – Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933) |
| 86618 | July 31 | Death | 2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920) |
| 86619 | July 31 | Death | 2012 – César Amaro, Uruguayan guitarist (b. 1948) |
| 86620 | July 31 | Death | 2012 – Mollie Hunter, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1922) |
| 86621 | July 31 | Death | 2012 – Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924) |
| 86622 | July 31 | Death | 2012 – Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (No Use for a Name and Scorpios) (b. 1970) |
| 86623 | July 31 | Death | 2012 – Gore Vidal, American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (b. 1925) |