Deaths
- February 17 - Johann Philipp Gabler, German Protestant theologian (born 1753)
- March 24 - Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, Danish music historian, biographer of Mozart (born 1761)
- March 29 - Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet and translator (born 1751)
- July 4 - Thomas Jefferson, philosopher, politician and author (born 1743)
- September 22 - Johann Peter Hebel, German short story writer and poet (born 1760)
- October 3 - Jens Immanuel Baggesen, Danish poet (born 1764)
- date unknown
- Elsa Fougt, Swedish editor and publisher (born 1744)
- William Glen, poet
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