- Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, Italian composer, born in Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1855)
- Feb 22 Erik Tulindberg, Finland's first known classical composer, born in Vähäkyrö, Finland (d. 1814)
- Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, American pioneering composer and musician, born in Topsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1826)
- Apr 20 Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1805)
- Jun 13 Antonín Vranický, Czech violinist and composer, born in Nová Říše, Czech Republic (d. 1820)
- Jul 20 Joseph Lefèbvre, French composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1822?)
- Aug 16 Yevstigney Fomin, Russian opera composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1800)
- Sep 14 Pavel Lambert Mašek, Czech composer, born in Zvíkovec, Czech Republic (d. 1826)
- Sep 24 Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1817)
- Oct 15 Peter Grønland, Danish composer, born in Wilster, Germany (d. 1825)
- Oct 22 Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, German composer, born in Owen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany (d. 1799)
- Nov 1 Antonín Volánek, Czech organist and composer, born in Jaroměř, Czech Republic (d. 1817)
- Nov 29 Fridolin Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
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