- Dec 1 Dismas Hatas, Czech composer, born in Vysoké Mýto (d. 1777)
- Dec 5 Joseph Friebert, Austrian composer, born in Gnadendorf, Lower Austria (d. 1799)
- Dec 8 Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, French organist, harpsichordist, and composer, born in Dijon, France (d. 1799)
- Dec 31 Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, Czech organist and composer, born in Lahošť, Czech Republic (d. 1788)