Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Dec 8 Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), born in Tavastehus, Finland
- Dec 13 Gustav Luders, German-American conductor and stage musical composer (The Prince of Pilsen), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1913)
Dec 8 Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), born in Tavastehus, Finland