Birthdays in Music
- Jan 24 Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist & conductor, born in London, England (d. 1839)
- Feb 17 Giovanni Pacini, Italian composer of opera (Saffo), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1867)
- Apr 26 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1859)
- Jun 25 Ferdinando Giorgetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1867)
- Jul 20 Edward Hodges, English organist and composer, born in Bristol (d. 1867)
- Jul 23 Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1868)
- Jul 28 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician (d. 1859)
- Oct 14 Adolf Ganz, German composer and violinist, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1870)
- Nov 14 Carlo Conti, Italian composer, born in Arpino (d. 1868)
- Nov 19 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1875)
- Nov 30 Carl Loewe, German composer, born in Löbejün, Germany (d. 1869)
- Dec 9 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, born in Verneuil, Eure, France (d. 1869)
Deaths in Music
- Jan 22 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78
- Feb 28 Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, German violinist and composer, dies at 56
- Mar 19 Stephen Storace, English composer, dies at 33
- Mar 22 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, dies at 68
- May 17 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, German composer, dies at 89
- Jun 8 Felice Giardini, Italian composer, dies at 80
- Sep 22 George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
- Sep 22 Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63
- Oct 27 Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer, dies at 45
- Dec 30 Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French composer, dies at 45