- Jan 6 Kaspar Masek, Czech-Slovenian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1873)
- Apr 9 Aristide Farrenc, French flautist, music publisher, and musicologist (Trésor des pianistes), born in Marseilles, France (d. 1865)
- Apr 9 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute, born in Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1881)
- May 23 (Isaac) Ignaz Moscheles, Bohemian piano virtuoso, friend of Beethoven, teacher of Mendelssohn, conductor, and composer, born in Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1870) [1]
- Jul 28 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician, and piano maker, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1859)
- Sep 29 William Michael Rooke, Irish composer and violinist, born in Dublin (d. 1847)
- Oct 13 Anselm Hüttenbrenner, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1868)
- Oct 18 Ferdinand Schubert, Austrian organist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna (d. 1859)
- Oct 23 Joseph Panny, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Kollmitzberg, Austria (d. 1838)
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