- Jan 6 James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems, born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1744)
- Feb 1 Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1747)
- Feb 6 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1715-31), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1731)
- Mar 19 Pedro Vaz Rego, Portuguese composer and poet, born in Campo Maior, Portugal (d. 1736)
- Apr 16 Francesco Feroci, Italian composer, born in San Giovanni Valdarno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1750)
- May 8 Johann Valentin Eckelt, German composer, born in Werningshausen, Germany (d. 1732)
- Aug 28 Conrad Michael Schneider, German composer, born in Anspach (d. 1752) [or 26 August]
- Sep 13 Hercule Brehy, Flemish composer and organist, born in Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1737)
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