- May 2 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1868)
- May 11 (Francesca) "Fanny" Cerrito, Italian ballerina and choreographer (Rosida), born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1909)
- May 31 Édouard Deldevez, French violinist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1897)
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