- Feb 4 Franz Volkert, Austrian composer for church and theatre, born in Friedland, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1845)
- Mar 13 Heinrich Domnich, German horn player and composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1844)
- Mar 19 Leonhard von Call, Austrian guitarist, mandolin virtuoso, and composer, born in Eppan an der Weinstraße, South Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1815)
- Apr 27 Andreas Romberg, German violinist and composer (Song of the Clock), born in Vechta, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1821)
- May 4 Tyagaraja, Indian classical Carnatic music composer, born in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu (d. 1847)
- May 24 Ferdinand Franzl, German composer, born in Schwetzingen (d. 1833)
- May 24 Josef Schnabel, German composer, born in Naumburg am Queis, Silesia (d. 1831)
- May 25 Friedrich Johann Eck, German violinist and composer (Concertos pour violon), born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
- Jul 31 Amelie Julia Candielle, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1834)
- Aug 30 Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, German pianist, composer and publisher, born in Wachenhausen (d. 1822)
- Sep 8 Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, born in Lahm, Bavaria (d. 1845)
- Sep 17 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, chiefly of operas, born in Paris, France (d. 1844)
- Sep 22 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (d. 1830)
- Sep 26 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer, born in Markt Türnau, Moravia (d. 1835)
- Oct 21 Francesco Ruggi, Italian opera and sacred music composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1845)
- Nov 11 Bernhard Romberg, German cellist, composer and royal chaplain bandmaster, born in Dinklage, Germany (d. 1841)
- Dec 29 Aimé Ambroise Simon Leborne, Belgian-born French composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1866)
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