- Sep 2 Arvid August Afzelius, Swedish poet and historian, dies at 85
- Sep 3 Vaclav Horak, Czech composer, dies at 71
- Sep 7 Cowper Phipps Coles, English inventor (revolving gun turret), drowns at 51
- Sep 7 Mehmed E Ali Pasja, Turkish statesman, dies
- Sep 8 Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57
- Sep 12 Karl Collan, Finnish composer, dies at 43
- Sep 23 Alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45
- Sep 26 Cipriani Potter, English pianist and composer, dies at 78