- Jan 12 Jacques Duphly, French composer and harpsichordist, born in Rouen, France (d. 1789)
- Jan 27 Vaclav Kalous [Simon à Scto Bartholomaeo], Czech composer, born in Solnice (d. 1786)
- Jan 29 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian court composer and pianist, born in Vienna (d. 1777)
- Mar 19 Charles-Joseph van Helmont, South Netherlands organist and composer, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1790)
- Apr 11 John Alcock, English composer and organist, born in London (d. 1806)
- Apr 17 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, German composer, born in Ulm, Germany (d. 1786)
- Apr 19 James Nares, English composer, born in Stanwell, England (d. 1783)
- Apr 23 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer, pupil of J. S. Bach, born in Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany (d. 1797)
- Apr 28 Franz Sparry, Austrian composer, born in Graz (d. 1767)
- May 5 Daniel Dal Barba, Italian composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1801)
- Jun 2 Herman-François Delange, Belgian composer, born in Liège (d. 1781)
- Jun 21 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish organist and composer, born in Schwabstedt, Duchy of Schleswig (now Germany) (d. 1799)
- Nov 16 Girolamo Abos, Maltese composer, born in Valletta, Malta (d. 1760)
- Dec 9 Georg Gottfried Petri, German composer, born in Żary, Poland (d. 1795)
- Dec 12 Gennaro Manna, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1779)
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