- Jan 6 Johann Georg Reinhardt, Austrian organist, composer, and Kappelmeister dies at about 66
- Apr 13 Giovanni Veneziano, Italian composer, dies at 59
- Apr 23 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
- Jun 8 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker, son of Antonius, dies at 62
- Jun 28 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, dies at 52
- Jul 1 Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Czech monk and composer, dies at 58
- Jul 12 Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco, Italian cellist and composer, dies on 67th birthday
- Aug 25 José António Carlos de Seixas, Portuguese composer, dies at 38