- Sep 5 Gertrude E. Durden Rush, American composer and playwright (Black Girls Burden). dies at 82
- Sep 6 Hanns Eisler, Austrian composer (East German National Anthem), dies at 64
- Sep 8 Solomon Linda, South African singer and composer ("Mbube" / "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), dies of kidney failure at 52 or 53 [birth date uncertain]
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