- Jan 3 Alexander Ewing, Scottish composer (Jerusalem the Golden), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1895)
- Jan 8 Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer, born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1894)
- Jan 27 Georg Hellmesberger Jr, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1852)
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