Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Apr 1 American ragtime composer (The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag), dies at 48
- Apr 7 Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer (Olympic Hymn), dies at 53
- May 11 Otto Klauwell, German composer, dies at 66
- May 25 Léon Vasseur, French composer, dies at 72
- Jun 6 Iacob Mureșianu, Romanian composer, dies at 59
- Jun 12 Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan classical pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor, dies at 63
- Jul 16 (Ludwig) Philipp Scharwenka, German pianist, composer (Sakuntala; Album polonaise), and educator, dies at 70
- Sep 8 Charles-Édouard Lefebvre, French composer, dies at 74
Mata Hari (1876-1917)
Oct 15 Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and convicted German WWI spy, executed by firing squad at 41
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