- Jan 6 Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe virtuoso and late Baroque/early classical composer who served the court of the Prince of Wales, born in Milan, Duchy of Milan (d. 1750)
- Feb 6 André Chéron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
- Sep 3 Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bergamo, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1764)
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