- May 17 Karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66
- May 20 Jan Ingenhoven, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 74
- May 29 Dimitrios Levidis, Greek composer, dies at 66
- May 29 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Czech organist and composer, dies at 91
- May 29 Robert Kahn, German composer, dies at 85
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