- Jan 20 Bettina von Arnim, German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King), dies at 73
- Feb 6 Johannes Josephus Viotta, Dutch composer, dies at 45
- Feb 26 Ferdinand Schubert, Austrian composer, brother of Franz Schubert, dies at 64
- Mar 1 Josef Theodor Krov, Bohemian composer, singer and teacher, dies at 61
- Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, Swiss composer, dies at 65
- Jul 29 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, dies at 63
- Oct 22 Louis Spohr, German violin virtuoso and composer (Faust), dies at 75
- Nov 7 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, German kappelmeister and composer, dies at 61
- Nov 22 Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
- Dec 5 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician and physicist (invented geometrical mechanics), dies at 82
- Dec 31 Luigi Ricci, Italian composer, dies at 54
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