- Oct 1 Henry Clay Work, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1884)
- Oct 22 August Labitzky, Bohemian composer, born in Bečov nad Teplou, Czechia (d. 1903)
- Oct 22 Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer, and conductor (New York Oratorio Society; New York Symphony), born in Poznań, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1885)
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