- Dec 15 Henry Gadsby, English musician and composer, born in Hackney, England (d. 1907)
- Dec 24 Nicola d' Arienzo, Italian composer and writer, born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1915)
- Dec 28 Calixa Lavallee, Canadian composer (O Canada), born in Verchères, British Province of Canada (d. 1891)
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