- Sep 3 Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1919)
- Sep 9 Gentil Theodoor Antheunis, Flemish poet and songwriter, born in Oudenaarde, Belgium (d. 1907)
- Sep 14 George Elbridge Whiting, American composer, born in Holliston, Massachusetts (d. 1923)
- Sep 30 Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1911)
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