- Dec 2 Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian philologist (b. 1879)
- Dec 6 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author, screenwriter and naturalist (b. 1863)
- Dec 8 Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74
- Dec 9 Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel, To My Fatherland), dies at 70
Samuel Gompers
Dec 13 Samuel Gompers, American labor union leader (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74
Samuel Gompers
- Dec 15 T. Frank Appleby, American Republican Party politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey), dies at 60
- Dec 27 William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68
- Dec 28 Léon Bakst, Russian painter and scene and costume designer, dis at 58
- Dec 29 Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)