- Jul 5 Smiley Lewis [Overton Amos Lemons], American R&B singer, and guitarist ("The Bells Are Ringing"; "One Night (Of Sin)"; "I Hear You Knocking"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
- Jul 10 Ljuba Welitsch, Bulgarian Austrian opera soprano (Pagliacci- "Nedda"), born in Borisovo, Bulgaria (d. 1996)
- Jul 15 Dorothy Schwartz (neƩ Cohen), American violinist (Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra), born in Fort Dobbs, Iowa (d. 2007)
- Jul 15 Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas, American country singer ("Candy Kisses"; "Alabam"), born in Blue Creek, Ohio (d. 1963)
- Jul 17 Everett Helm, American music critic and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
- Jul 22 Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and musician, born in Rivarolo, Mantovano, Italy (d. 1995)
- Jul 23 Ernest van der Eyken, Belgian violist, composer, and conductor (Youth and Music Orchestra of Antwerp, 1963-76), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2010)
- Jul 24 Johnny McAfee, American ballad singer, saxophonist, and clarinetist (Harry James Orchestra; Sammy Kaye Show), born in Dallas, Texas (d. unk) [1]
- Jul 30 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, Yugoslav composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1987)
About July 1913
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No