- Jan 4 Maria Rosa Coccia, Italian composer from the age of 13 and harpsichordist, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1833)
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Jan 25 Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, born in Alloway, Scotland
- Jan 31 François Devienne, French composer, born in Joinville, France (d. 1803)
- Feb 27 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, German composer, critic, and music publisher, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1813)
- Mar 2 Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, German-Swedish organist, composer, conductor, choirmaster, and educator (Studentsång), born in Oberschönau, Saxony (d. 1833)
- Apr 18 Jacques Widerkehr, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1823)
- May 15 Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian blind pianist, singer, organist, and composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1824)
- May 18 Charles Duquesnoy, South Netherlands composer and singer, born in Beuzet (d. 1822)
- May 22 Gervais-François Couperin, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1826)
- May 23 António da Silva Leite, Portuguese composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1833)
- Jun 5 Theodor Zwetler, Austrian composer, born in Weitra, Austria (d. 1826)
- Jul 10 Sophia Maria Westenholz (née Fritscher), German singer, composer, and educator, born in Neubrandenburg, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1838)
- Nov 10 Frederich von Schiller, German poet and lyricist (Ode to Joy), born in Marbach am Neckar, Germany (d. 1805)
- Nov 13 Timothy Olmstead, American fifer and composer, born in East Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British America (d. 1848)
- Nov 20 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, Hungarian cellist and composer, baptized in Leštiny (d. 1833)
- Nov 27 Franz Krommer, Czech composer, born in Kamenice u Jihlavy, Czech Republic (d. 1831)
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