- Apr 4 Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer (Andromeda), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1837)
- Apr 5 Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1831)
- Apr 6 Johann Friedrich Kranz, German composer, born in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1810)