Birthdays in Music
- Dec 15 Isidor Dannström, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1897)
- Dec 18 Wiktor Kazynski, composer
- Dec 20 Achille Peri, Italian composer & conductor, born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (d. 1880)
- Dec 23 William Hauser, American composer and minister, born in Bethania, North Carolina (d. 1880)
- Dec 24 Henry Russell, English pianist & composer, born in Sheerness, United Kingdom (d. 1900)
- Dec 26 Wilhelm Volkmar, German composer, born in Bad Hersfeld, Germany (d. 1887)
- Dec 28 Julius Reitz, composer