- Mar 17 Georg Österreich, German Baroque composer (founded the Bokemeyer collection), baptized in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia (d. 1735)
- Aug 4 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1734)
- Aug 6 Johann Christoph Schmidt, German composer, born in Ansbach, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1728)