May 5 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, German composer, dies at 67 May 5 Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, dies at 76 May 27 Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca), dies at 57 Mar 1840 Deaths in Music by Year Jul 1840 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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