- May 13 Ottokar Eugen Novacek, Hungarian composer and violinist of Czech descent, born in Weißkirchen, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
- May 17 Erik Satie, French composer (Gymnopédies), born in Honfleur, Normandy (d. 1925)
- May 31 Vladimir Rebikov, Russian pianist and composer, born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia (d. 1920)
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