- Jan 24 Farinelli [Carlo Broschi], Italian castrato (considered one of the great opera singers), born in Andria, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1782)
- Feb 6 Johann Matthias Leffloth, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
- Mar 3 Michael Scheuenstühl, German composer, born in Guttenstetten, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1770)
- Apr 20 Balthasar Schmid, German composer and printer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1749)
- May 10 Gallus Zeiler, German composer, born in Kempten (d. 1755)
- Aug 4 Václav Matyáš Gurecký, Bohemian composer, born in Přerov, Czech Republic (d. 1743)
- Sep 19 Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer and violinist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1786)
- Sep 28 Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer, born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1772)
- Nov 15 Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist, born in Paris (d. 1770)
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