- Jan 24 Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1839)
- Feb 17 Giovanni Pacini, Italian opera composer (Saffo), and educator, born in Catania, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1867)
- Apr 26 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1859)
- Jun 25 Ferdinando Giorgetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1867)
- Jul 20 Edward Hodges, English organist and composer, born in Bristol (d. 1867)
- Jul 23 Franz Berwald, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1868)
- Sep 20 Franz Wilhelm Ferling, German oboist and composer (48 études for oboe), born in Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1874)
- Oct 14 Adolf Ganz, German composer and violinist, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1870)
- Nov 14 Carlo Conti, Italian composer, born in Arpino, Lazio, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1868)
- Nov 19 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1875)
- Nov 30 Carl Loewe, German composer, born in Löbejün, Germany (d. 1869)
- Dec 9 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, born in Verneuil, Eure, France (d. 1869)
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