- 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)