Fats Waller (1904-1943)
May 21 American jazz organist, piano player, singer and composer ("Ain't Misbehavin'"; "Honeysuckle Rose"; "Hot Chocolate"), born in New York City [1]
- May 25 Kurt Thomas, German composer, born in Tönning, Germany (d. 1973)
- May 26 George Formby, British singer and comedian, born in Wigan, Lancashire, England (d. 1961)
- May 26 Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist, born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2002)
- May 28 Shalva Mikhailovich Mshvelidze, Russian composer, born in Tiflis (d. 1984)
- May 31 Otto "Toby" Hardwicke, American jazz alto saxophone player (The Washingtonians, 1923-28; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1932-46 - "Sophisticated Lady"; "In A Sentimental Mood"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970)
- May 31 Stan Brenders, Belgian jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Brussels (d. 1969)
About May 1904
How Old? 119 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes