- Jan 22 Carl Höckh, German composer and violinist, born in Ebersdorf, Duchy of Bremen (d. 1773)
- Feb 7 Carl August Thielo, Danish composer, opera director, and court organist, born in Høsterkøb, Denmark (d. 1763)
- Feb 25 Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario, Servant of Two Masters), born in Venice Republic of Venice (d. 1793)
- May 14 Antonio Teixeira, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. after 1769)
- Jul 14 Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, French composer and violinist, born in Maroilles, France (d. 1802)
- Dec 18 Charles Wesley, English Methodist leader (brother of John Wesley) and hymn writer (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing), born in Epworth, England (d. 1788)
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