Louis Jordan (1908-1975)
Jul 8 American musician, songwriter and bandleader ("Caldonia"; "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"; "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"), born in Brinkley, Arkansas
- Jul 12 Johan Franco, Dutch composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1988)
- Jul 17 Rudolf Petzold, German educator and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
- Jul 18 Barry Gray [John Livesey Eccles], British pianist, ondist, Hammond organ player, film and television composer (Thunderbirds; Space:1999), born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 1984)
- Jul 20 Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (Circulus Quintus), born in Nacka, Sweden (d. 1987)
- Jul 25 Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian Carnatic vocalist, born in Tirukkodikaval, Madras Province, British India (d. 2003)
About July 1908
How Old? 115 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes