- Jul 8 George Antheil, American pianist, avant garde composer (Airplane Sonata; Ballet Mécanique), and inventor, born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1959)
- Jul 9 Robert Oboussier, Swiss composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1957)
- Jul 10 Evelyn Laye [Elsie Lay], British stage and operetta singer and actress (Bitter Sweet; The Merry Widow), born in Bloomsbury, London, England (d. 1996)
- Jul 10 Mitchell Parish [Michael Pashelinsky], Lithuanian-American lyricist ("Stardust"; "It's Wonderful"; "Moonlight Serenade"; "Sweet Lorraine"), born in Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1993) [1]
- Jul 13 George Lewis [Joseph Zenon], American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Bunk Johnson; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; "Burgundy Street Blues"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1968)
- Jul 27 Hans Haug, Swiss composer, born in Luasanne (d. 1967)
- Jul 28 Maurice Johnstone, English brass band composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1976)
- Jul 29 Don Redman, American jazz musician and orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), born in Piedmont, West Virginia (d. 1964)
- Jul 31 Erich Katz, German-born American composer and musicologist, born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1973)
About July 1900
How Old? 123 years old
Generation: Lost Generation
Leap Year: No
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