- Jul 3 Ruth Crawford Seeger, American modernist classical and folk music composer (String Quartet, 1931; Rissolty, Rossolty), born in East Liverpool, Ohio (d. 1953)
- Jul 5 Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, born in Christiana, Norway (d. 1976)
- Jul 8 Ludwig Stiel, German pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1988)
- Jul 14 Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), born in London, England (d. 1956)
- Jul 15 John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967)
- Jul 16 Fritz Mahler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
- Jul 22 Charles Weidman, American choreographer and modern dancer (Candide), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1975)
Rudy Vallee (1901-1986)
Jul 28 American singer and one of the earliest crooners ("Vagabond Dreams"; "My Time Is Your Time"), born in Island Pond, Vermont
About July 1901
How Old? 122 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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