- Dec 13 John Clarke-Whitfeld, English organist and composer, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1836)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Dec 16 German composer (5th Symphony; Ode to Joy), born in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne
- Dec 17 Johann Friedrich Schubert, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
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