- May 2 Vernon Castle, English-American dancer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1918)
- May 11 Paul Wittgenstein, left handed pianist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1961)
- May 12 Nandor Zsolt, Hungarian composer, born in Esztergom, Hungary (d. 1936)
- May 30 Gino Tagliapietra, Italian pianist and composer (Antologia di musica antica e moderna per pianoforte), born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1954)
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