Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
May 7 German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany)
- May 9 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in PoznaĆ (d. 1914)
May 7 German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany)