- Sep 3 Paul Lincke, German composer and theater conductor considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta (Frau Luna, Lysistrata), dies at 79
- Sep 7 Paul Zech, German writer, dies at 65
- Sep 9 Mynona, Polish writer (The Creator), dies at 74
- Sep 11 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (Het fregatschip Johanna Maria - The frigate Johanna Maria), dies at 72
Amon Göth (1908-1946)
Sep 13 Austrian SS commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp, executed by hanging at after being convicted of war crimes at 37
- Sep 13 Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, dies at 71
- Sep 16 James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (The Mysterious Universe), dies at 69
- Sep 16 Mamie Smith, American vaudeville singer, dancer and actress (Crazy Blues), dies at 63
- Sep 20 Raimu [Jules Auguste Cesar Muraire], French actor (The Baker's Wife, Marius, Fanny), dies from a heart attack at 62
- Sep 21 Leo Bittermieux, Belgian missionary (Belgian Congo), dies at 66
- Sep 21 Olga Engl, Austrian actress (Phantom), dies at 75
- Sep 25 Heinrich George [Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz], German actor (Hitlerjunge Quex), dies at 52
- Sep 26 William Strunk Jr., American grammarian and author (The Elements of Style), dies at 77
- Sep 28 Jean Van de Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, dies (b. 1875)
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