- Dec 1 Alfred Cellier, British conductor (Glibert and Sullivan) and composer (Dorothy), born in South Hackney, London (d. 1891)
- Dec 5 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
- Dec 22 Izydor Lotto, Polish violinist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1927)
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