- Jan 1 Christoph Bernhard, German baroque composer, born in Kolberg, Pomerania (d. 1692)
- Apr 2 Constantin Christian Dedekind, German composer and poet, born in Reinsdorf, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1715)
- Dec 21 Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, Czech composer, born in Žerčice, Czech Republic (d. 1665)