- Sep 6 Emerson Whithorne, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1958)
- Sep 15 Floro Ugarte, Argentine composer (From My Land; Saika), and educator, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1975)
- Sep 17 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, American composer (White Peacock), born in Elmira, New York (d. 1920)