- May 14 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, German composer, dies at 88
- May 28 Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, German-Swedish organist, composer, conductor, choirmaster, and educator (Studentsång), dies at 74
- May 29 William Marshall, Scottish fiddle composer (strathspeys The Marchioness of Huntly), dies at 84
- May 30 Josef Slavik, Czech composer, dies at 27
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