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See also: 1861 in music, other events of 1862, 1863 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Popular Music Hits 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• Béatrice et Bénédict, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts in Baden-Baden (August 9)
• Ludwig von Köchel publishes Chonologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts (Catalogue of Mozart's Works or "The Köchel Catalog")
• Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino debuts in Saint Petersburg (November 10)

Popular Music Hits

• "Maryland, My Maryland" by James R. Randall
• "The Merry, Merry Month of May" by Stephen Foster

Births

• January 29 - Frederick Delius, composer
• February 17 - Edward German, composer
• August 22 - Claude Debussy, composer