- Sep 5 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Cuban-Spanish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
- Sep 5 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019)
- Sep 6 Paul Lavalle, American bandleader (Cities Service Band of America), born in Beacon, New York (d. 1997)
- Sep 7 Max Kaminsky, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Max Kaminsky Orchestra), born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
- Sep 10 Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, American composer ('The Toy Trumpet'), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 13 Ray Green, American composer and publisher, born in Cavendish, Missouri (d. 1997)
- Sep 14 Bernie Green, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 1975)
- Sep 17 Franz Grothe, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1982)
- Sep 25 Eugen Suchoň, Slovak composer, born in Pezinok, Slovakia (d. 1993)
- Sep 28 Marin Goleminov, Bulgarian composer, born in Kyustendil (d. 2000)
- Sep 30 David Oistrakh, Soviet violinist considered one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century (Moscow Conservatory), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
About September 1908
How Old? 112 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes