- Jan 22 Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66
- Feb 4 Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer, dies at 43
- May 22 Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, Anglo-Irish composer, dies at 45
- Jul 11 Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
- Jul 30 Augustin Ullinger, German composer, dies at 35
- Oct 9 Thomas Erskine, 6th earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, dies at 49
- Oct 27 Herman-François Delange, Belgian composer, dies at 66
- Dec 16 Georg Simon Löhlein, German pianist and composer, dies at 56