- Sep 6 Tsang-Houei Hsu, Taiwanese composer, born in Changhau, Taiwan
- Sep 8 Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1984-2002), born in Berlin
- Sep 9 Claude Nougaro, French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2004)
- Sep 10 Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo (d. 1976)
- Sep 12 Harvey Schmidt, American musical theatre composer and illustrator (The Fantasticks), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2018)
- Sep 13 Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer, born in Velingrad, Bulgaria (d. 2004)
- Sep 17 Vincent La Selva, American conductor (New York Grand Opera Company, 1973-2012), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
- Sep 18 Louis Myers, American blues guitarist and harmonica player, born in Byhalia, Mississippi (d. 1994)
- Sep 22 Serge Garant, composer
- Sep 23 Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster
- Sep 24 Erik Lotichius, Dutch composer (Anaitalrax), born in Helden, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- Sep 28 Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer, born in Indore, British India
About September 1929
How Old? 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No