Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
Dec 11 Argentine singer and the most prominent figure in the history of tango, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Dec 20 Yvonne Arnaud, French-born pianist, singer and actress (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), born in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (d. 1958)
- Dec 27 Maurice Schoemaker, Belgian progressive classical composer (Feu d’Artifice - Fireworks), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1964)
- Dec 30 Albert Warner, American trombonist (Eureka Brass Band, 1932-66), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
- Dec 30 Charles Cyril "Charlie" Creath, American jazz trumpeter, saxophonist, accordionist, and bandleader, born in Ironton, Missouri (d. 1951)