- Jul 7 Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes, American jazz and R&B guitarist (Art Tatum), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 1989)
- Jul 7 Robert Stevens Baker, American organist, composer, and educator (Union Theological Seminary, 1961-72; Institute of Sacred Music at Yale, 1973-75), born in Pontiac, Illinois (d. 2005)
- Jul 9 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1984)
- Jul 9 Joe Liggins [Theodro Elliott], American jazz, R&B, and jump blues pianist, songwriter, and vocalist ("The Honeydripper"; "Pink Champagne"), born in Seminole, Oklahoma (d. 1987)
- Jul 10 Dick Cary, American jazz musician, born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1994)
- Jul 11 Howard Brubeck, American composer (Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra), born in Concord, California (d. 1993)
- Jul 23 (William Jennings Bryan) "Ben" Weber, American composer (Thorne Music Award, 1965), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1979)
- Jul 24 Bob Eberly [Eberle], American big band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra), born in Mechanicville, New York (d. 1981) [1]
- Jul 27 (Elbert) "Skippy" Williams, American jazz tenor saxophonist and musical arranger, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1994)
- Jul 27 Siegfried Reda, German church musician and composer, born in Bochum, Germany (d. 1968)
- Jul 29 Charlie Christian, American jazz and swing guitarist (Benny Goodman Sextet), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1942) [1]
About July 1916
How Old? 107 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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