- Sep 3 Wilhelm Bousset, German theologist and historian, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1920)
- Sep 8 Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (Amore & Amore, Top), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1924)
- Sep 9 Edwin H. Lemare, British organist and composer (Andantino in D-flat, also known as "Moonlight and Roses"), born in Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight (d. 1934)
- Sep 11 Alfred Hollins, British composer, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1942)
- Sep 11 Rainis [Jānis Pliekšāns], Latvian poet and playwright, born in Dunava parish, Russian Empire (d. 1929)
- Sep 15 Henri Capitant, French lawyer (Loi Falcidie) (d. 1937)
- Sep 15 Nicolaus Adriani, Dutch linguist (Middle-Celebes languages), born in Oud-Loosdrecht, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1926)
- Sep 20 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist and anthropologist, born in Klatovy, Czech Republic (d. 1944)
- Sep 23 Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947)
- Sep 26 Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English aviator and ornithologist, born in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England (d. 1937)
- Sep 30 Bonnor Middleton, South African cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 24 wickets; Western Province), born in Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, England (d. 1913)
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