- Mar 11 Heinrich Georg Neuss, German composer, Lutheran theologian, and poet, born in Elbingerode, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1716)
- Jul 5 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1738)
- Jul 25 Agostino Steffani, Italian-German diplomat and composer, born in Castelfranco Veneto, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1728)