- Feb 12 František Xaver Dušek, Czech composer, dies at 67
- Feb 18 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
- Mar 18 John Randall, British composer, dies at 82
- Mar 25 Constantin Reindl, German composer, dies at 60
- Apr 1 Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52
- Apr 19 Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78
- Apr 28 Francois Giroust, French composer, dies at 62
- May 2 Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58
- May 9 Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, French organist, harpsichordist, and composer, dies at 74
- Jun 18 Johann Andre, German composer, dies at 58
- Aug 6 Joseph Friebert, Austrian composer, dies at 74
- Aug 16 Vincenzo Manfredini, Italian composer, dies at 61
- Aug 20 Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, German composer, dies at 37
- Oct 16 Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44
- Oct 24 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
- Dec 5 Robert Kimmerling, Austrian composer, dies at 61
- Dec 20 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, dies at 66