Jan 19 Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, Czech guitarist, and composer, dies at 56
Jan 20 Michal Bogdanowicz, Polish composer, dies at 49
Feb 7 Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67
Feb 17 Marcos Portugal [Marcos Antonio da Fonseca Portugal], Portuguese-Brazilian opera, sacred music, and national anthem composer (Portugal - "Hymno Patriótico", 1809; Brazil - "Hino da Independência", 1822), dies at 67
Apr 1 Carl Borromaus Neuner, German composer, dies at 51
Apr 18 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), dies at 63
Aug 3 Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer, arranger, and organist, dies at 68
Aug 12 Franz de Paula Roser, Austrian composer and conductor, dies at 50
Sep 19 Stanislas Champein, French composer, dies at 76