- Jan 15 Jacques Damala [Aristides Damalas], Greek military officer and actor, born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 1889)
- May 24 Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor and playwright, born in London (d. 1934)
- Jul 7 Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer whose novels were often made into films (Hubertus Castle), born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria (d. 1920)
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