Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Jul 31 Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (Faust Symphony), dies of heart disease at 74
- Aug 3 Per August Olander, Swedish violinist, and composer (Blenda), dies at 62
- Aug 10 Eduard Grell, German composer, dies at 85
- Aug 13 Adolf von Doss, German composer, dies at 62
- Sep 14 Hubert Reis, German composer, dies at 84
- Sep 20 John Liptrot Hatton, English composer and pianist, dies at 77
- Oct 23 Johann Nepomuk Kafka, Bohemian pianist and composer, dies at 67
- Dec 14 Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, Polish-Russian composer, dies at 27