- Jul 1 Peter Anders, German opera singer, born in Essen, Germany (d. 1954)
- Jul 6 Léonce Grass, Flemish singer and conductor, born in Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
Louis Jordan
Jul 8 Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader (Caldonia), born in Brinkley, Arkansas (d. 1975)
Louis Jordan
- Jul 10 Cootie Williams, American jazz trumpeter, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1985)
- Jul 12 Johan Franco, Dutch composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1988)
- Jul 17 Rudolf Petzold, composer
- 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, Thanjavur District, India (d. 2003)
About July 1908
How Old? 112 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes