- Jan 10 Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (Dievs, svētī Latviju! (“God bless Latvia!”), the national anthem of Latvia), dies at 69
- Jan 20 Stanislaw Pilinski, French pianist and composer, dies at 65
- Feb 10 Ignacy Krzyzanowski, Polish composer, dies at 78
- Mar 15 Luigi Manzotti, Italian mime artist, dancer and ballet choreographer, dies at 70
- Mar 19 Makar Ekmalyan, Armenian composer (Patarag - Divine Liturgy of Armenia), dies at 49
- Apr 23 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), dies when he falls under train at 54 [1]
- Apr 29 Ignatio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), dies at 57
- May 9 Ernst Pauer, Austrian composer and pianist, dies at 78
- May 29 Leon Francis Victor Caron, French-Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), dies at 55
- Jun 4 Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, dies at 85
- Jul 8 Walter Kittredge, American musician during American Civil War, dies at 70
- Sep 20 Walter Cecil Macfarren, British pianist, teacher (Royal Academy, 1846-1903), conductor, and composer, dies at 79
- Oct 21 José Teodor Vilar, Spanish organist and composer (La Rambla de les Flors), dies at 69
- Dec 9 Henry Holmes, English violinist and composer, dies at 66
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