- Jan 6 Ferdinand Simon Gassner, Austrian composer and music writer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1851)
- Jan 31 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, German composer and Kapellmeister (Dresden), born in Belzig (d. 1859)
- Apr 8 Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem, born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1857)
- Apr 9 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, born in Saronno, Cisalpine Republic (d. 1865)
- Apr 19 Franz Joseph Glæser, Czech-Danish composer, born in Horní Jiřetín, Bohemia (d. 1861)
- May 28 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1876)
- Jun 5 Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov, Russian composer, born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1870)
- Oct 7 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French musical instrument inventor, luthier and violin maker (Octobass), born in Mirecourt, France (d. 1875)
- Oct 28 Henri Bertini, French classical composer and pianist, born in London (d. 1876)
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