- Jan 1 William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall, England (d. 1854)
- Jan 27 Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
- Jan 31 Carl Wilhelm Henning, German composer and conductor, born in Öls (d. 1867)
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