- Dec 6 Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer, dies at 63
- Dec 15 Frederic Norton, British composer (Chu Chin Chow), dies at 77
- Dec 28 Carrie Jacobs-Bond, American singer, pianist, songwriter (I Love You Truly; A Perfect Day), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 85
- Dec 30 Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer (Shanewis (or The Robin Woman); The Sky Hawk), dies at 65
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