- Jan 15 Johannes Herbst, German composer, dies at 76
- Jan 23 Robert Craufurd, British general, dies at 47
- Jan 24 Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
- Feb 5 Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74
- Feb 9 Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57
- Feb 24 Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61
- Feb 24 Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist (Polarization of light), dies at 36
- Mar 20 Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemian pianist/composer, dies at 52
- Apr 2 Louise of Orléans, Daughter of King Louis XV and Queen of Belgium, dies at 38
- Apr 11 Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35
- Apr 20 George Clinton, American soldier and 4th Vice President (1805-12), dies at 73 and 1st Vice President to die in office
- Apr 23 Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85
Spencer Perceval
May 11 Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (assassinated) (b. 1762)
Spencer Perceval
- May 13 Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62
- May 21 Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38
- Jun 2 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
- Jun 16 Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23
- Jul 14 Christian G. Heyne, German archaeologist, dies at 82
- Jul 24 Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63
- Aug 1 Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (killed in battle) (b. 1763)
- Aug 12 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, dies at 81
- Aug 19 Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56
- Aug 21 Silverius Muller, composer, dies at 67
- Sep 12 Pyotr I Bagration, Georgian/Russian ruler/general, dies in battle
- Sep 19 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, dies at 68
- Sep 21 Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
- Oct 11 Jurriaan François de Friderici, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, dies at 60
Isaac Brock
Oct 13 Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle at 43
Isaac Brock
