- Jan 6 Charles Joseph Sohier, French violinist and composer, born in Lille, France (d. 1759)
- Jan 16 Niccolò Piccinni, Italian classical, opera, and sacred music composer (Roland; Buona Figliuola), born in Bari, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1800)
- Jan 17 Johann Gottfried Müthel, German keyboard virtuoso and composer, born in Mölln, Duchy of Lauenburg (d. 1788)
- Mar 22 Giacomo Insanguine, Italian organist and composer, born in Monopoli, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1795)
- Apr 2 Franz Asplmayr, Austrian composer, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1786)
- Jun 15 Pietro Alessandro Pavona, Italian composer, born in Palmanova, Republic of Venice (d. 1786)
- Jul 16 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, born in Liège (d. 1803)
- Sep 21 Louis Emmanuel Jadin, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1853)
- Dec 9 Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian opera composer, born in Massa, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1804)
- Dec 21 Hermann Friedrich Raupach, German composer, born in Stralsund, Germany (d. 1778)
- Dec 25 Johann Adam Hiller, German composer, born in Wendisch-Ossig, Saxony (d. 1804)
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