- Jan 13 Luca Sorkočević, Croatian nobleman and composer (composed 1st Croatian symphony), born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Rugosa (now Croatia) (d. 1789)
- Jan 17 François-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs; Mirza), born in Vergnies, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1829)
- Jan 31 Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1811)
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