Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
May 31 Austrian composer of the classical period (The Creation; Trumpet Concerto), dies at 77
- Jun 3 John Christmas Beckwith, British organist and composer (The First Verse of Every Psalm of David with an Ancient or Modern Chant), dies of a stroke at 49
- Jul 3 Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (Colas et Colinette), dies at 62
- Jul 24 Johann Gottfried Eckard, German composer, dies at 74
- Sep 21 Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, dies at 53
- Nov 26 Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, dies at 56
- Dec 31 Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75
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