- Jul 12 Will Bradley [Wilbur Schwichtenberg], American session, jazz, and boogie-woogie trombonist and bandleader ("Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"), born in Newton, New Jersey (d. 1989)
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
Jul 14 American folk singer-songwriter ("This Land Is Your Land"), peace activist, and father of Arlo, born in Okemah, Oklahoma
- Jul 16 Ray Barr, American pianist (Vincent Lopez Show), born in New York City (d. 1983)
- Jul 20 Frederick Ferrari, English tenor and variety performer (Love Descended Like An Angel), born in Manchester, England (d. 1994)
- Jul 26 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1995)
- Jul 27 Igor Markevitch, Russian conductor (Le Paradis Perdu), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1983)
- Jul 27 Vernon Elliott, British bassoonist and composer, born in London (d. 1996)
About July 1912
How Old? 111 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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