- May 15 Giovanni Bolzoni, Italian violinist and composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. 1919)
- May 21 Joseph Parry, Welsh composer and musician, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1903)
- May 24 Tito Mattei, Italian pianist and composer, born in Campobasso, Italy (d. 1914)
- May 28 Giovanni Sgambati, Italian pianist and composer, born in Rome (d. 1914)
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