- Jan 3 Moritz Hauptmann, German composer, dies at 75
- Jan 7 William Batchelder Bradbury, American composer, dies at 51
- Jan 22 Moritz Ganz, German composer and cellist, dies at 61
- Mar 2 Carl Eberwein, German composer and violinist, dies at 81
- Apr 3 Franz Berwald, Swedish composer, dies of pneumonia at 71
- May 3 Olof Wilhelm Uddén, Swedish composer, dies at 68
- Jun 5 Anselm Hüttenbrenner, Austrian composer, dies at 73
- Jul 6 Samuel Lover, Irish composer, novelist and painter, dies at 71
- Jul 10 Carlo Conti, Italian composer, dies at 71
- Jul 16 Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
- Jul 20 Antoine Prumier, French harpist and composer, dies at 75
- Jul 20 Johann Friedrich Kittl, Czech composer, dies at 62
- Jul 22 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer, dies at 51
- Aug 11 Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian composer (Brudefaerden i Hardanger), dies at 52
- Aug 27 Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss composer, dies at 82
- Sep 10 Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, German composer and harpist, dies at 79
- Sep 24 Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, dies at 45
Mongkut (1804-1868)
Oct 1 King of Thailand (1851-68), opened country to the West (model for musical "The King and I"), dies of malaria at 63
- Oct 6 Léon Kreutzer, French composer and music critic, dies at 51
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Nov 13 Italian composer (Barber of Seville, William Tell), dies at 76
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