- Sep 6 Walford Davies, English composer, born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (d. 1941)
- Sep 10 Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, born in California (d. 1937)
- Sep 20 George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, born in South London, England (d. 1954)
- Sep 21 Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Marcelin, Poland (d. 1928)
- Sep 26 Komitas [Soghomon Soghomonian], Armenian priest and composer, born in Kütahya, Ottoman Empire (d. 1935)