- Feb 9 Daniel Belknap, American composer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts (d. 1815)
- Feb 18 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, German-Dutch composer and violinist, brother of Christian Friedrich Ruppe, born in Salzungen, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1834)
- Feb 24 Johann Baptist Cramer, German-British pianist, composer and music publisher, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1858)
- Mar 1 Armand-Emmanuel Trial, French pianist and comic opera composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1803)
- Apr 29 Matthäus Stegmayer, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1820)
- May 1 George Guest, English organist and composer, born in Broseley, England (d. 1831)
- May 9 Antoine-Charles Glachant, French violinist, composer, and artillery commander, born in Paris, France (d. 1851)
- Jun 1 Ferdinando Paer, Italian opera composer (Agnese), and conductor (Paris Opéra-Italien, 1812-23), born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. 1839)
- Aug 22 Ján Josef Rösler, Czech composer, born in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia (d. 1813)
- Oct 1 Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer, born in Passy, Paris (d. 1842)
- Nov 17 Jonathan Huntington, Early American composer, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1838)
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