Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
Jan 13 American composer (Oh! Susanna; Swanee River; Beautiful Dreamer), dies in New York City at 37 [reports vary as to fever, accident, suicide, or some combination]
- Jan 15 Isaac Nathan, British-Australian composer, dies at about 73 [exact birthdate undocumented]
- Jan 16 Anton Schindler, German violinist and biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68
- Jan 23 Michele Puccini, Italian organist and composer (father of Giacomo), dies at 50
- Jan 24 Otto Jonas Lindblad, Swedish composer (Kungssången - Royal Anthem), dies at 54
- Feb 16 Vaclav Jindrich Veit, Czech composer, dies at 58
- Mar 30 Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinetist and composer, dies 52
- Apr 13 Johann Schneider, German composer and organist, dies at 74
- May 2 Giacomo Meyerbeer, German opera composer (Gott und die Natur - God and Nature), dies at 72
- Jul 22 Ägid Karl Lickl, Austrian guitar virtuoso, pianist, and composer, dies at 60
- Jul 28 Johann Hermann Kufferath, German composer, dies at 67
- Oct 18 Jacques-François Gallay, French horn player and composer, dies at 68
- Oct 27 Andreas Randel, Swedish composer, dies at 58
- Dec 21 William Henry Fry, American composer (Niagara Symphony), music director (Musical Fund Society), journalist, and music critic, dies of tuberculosis at 51
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