- Jan 7 Joseph Lipavsky, Bohemian composer and pianist, dies at 37
- Feb 20 Johann Friedrich Kranz, German composer, dies at 57
- Feb 26 Johann Ernst Rembt, German organist and composer, dies at 60
- Apr 10 Konrad Back, German monastic composer, dies at 60
- Apr 11 Jakob Zupan, Slovenian composer, dies at 75
- Jun 1 Johann Paul Wessely [Jan Pavel Veselý], Czech violinist and composer, dies at 47
- Jul 15 Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
- Oct 19 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer (ballet d'action), dies at 83
- Oct 21 Franz Teyber, Austrian composer, dies at 52
- Nov 1 Georg Anton Kreusser, German composer, dies at 64
- Nov 26 Nicolas Etienne Framery, French composer, dies at 65
- Dec 19 Johann Heinrich Egli, Swiss violinist and composer, dies at 68
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