Musicians Born in 1833

  • Feb 22 Josef Foerster, Czech composer and music teacher, born in Osenice, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1907)
  • Mar 20 Henry Southwick Perkins, American composer, educator, and founder of Music Teachers' National Association, born in Stockbridge, Vermont (d. 1914)
  • Apr 17 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

May 7 German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany)

  • May 9 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in Poznań (d. 1914)
  • Jun 7 Alexander Ritter, German composer, born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1896)
  • Jun 27 Władysław Zaremba, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunajowce, Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1902)
  • Jul 22 Benjamin Hanby, American composer ("Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"), born in Rushville, Ohio (d. 1867)
  • Sep 21 Josef Richard Rozkošný, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1913)
  • Oct 18 Johannes Habert, Austrian composer, born in Oberplan, Bohemia (now Horní Planá, Czech Republic) (d. 1896)
  • Nov 12 Alexander Borodin, Russian chemist and composer (Robert LeDiable), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1887)