- Dec 1 Petko Staynov, Bulgarian composer, born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria (d. 1977)
- Dec 3 Bolesław Szabelski, Polish organist and composer, born in Radoryż Smolany, Russian Poland (d. 1979)
- Dec 4 Larry Stock, American songwriter ("Blueberry Hill"; "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- Dec 6 Arnold Foster, English composer, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1963)
Ira Gershwin (1896-1983)
Dec 6 American lyricist ("Embraceable You"; "I Got Rhythm"; "They Can't Take That Away From Me"), born in New York City
Roger Sessions (1896-1985)
Dec 28 American Pulitzer Prize winning composer (Concerto for Orchestra; The Black Maskers), musicologist, and educator (Princeton, 1936-45, 53-65; Berkeley, 1945-53), born in Brooklyn, New York
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