- Dec 10 César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (Symphonic Variations), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1890)
- Dec 15 Edward Stephen, Welsh musician and composer, born in Maentwrog, Merionethshire, Wales (d. 1885)
- Dec 16 Charles Edward Horsley, British organist, conductor and composer, born in London, England (d. 1876)
- Dec 27 John Roberts, Welsh composer, minister and poet, born in Aberystwyth, Wales (d. 1877)
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