- Jan 21 Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1832)
- Apr 11 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, French pianist and composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1820)
- May 1 Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, Flemish composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1836)
- Jun 13 Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian politician, cellist, and composer, born in Vilnius, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Lithuania) (d. 1833)
- Jul 5 William Crotch, English composer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1847)
- Jul 17 August Harder, German composer, born in Schönerstädt, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1813)
- Aug 2 Jose Angel Lamas, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1814)
- Aug 17 Philippe Libon, Spanish composer, born in Cadiz, Spain (d. 1838)
- Aug 28 Sophie Gail, French singer and composer, born in Paris (d. 1819)
- Aug 31 François de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, French classical guitarist and composer, born in Perpignan, France (d. 1849)
- Oct 15 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Swedish-Finnish composer, born in Uusikaupunki, Finland (d. 1838)
- Oct 21 Guiseppi Baini, Italian priest, conductor, and sacred music composer, born in Rome (d. 1844)
- Oct 27 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, German composer, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1831)
- Nov 15 Georges-Julien Sieber, French music publisher and composer, born in Paris (d. 1847)
- Dec 6 Nicolas Isouard, French composer, born in Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta (d. 1818)
- Dec 16 François-Adrien Boieldieu, French opera composer known as 'the French Mozart' (La dame blanche - The White Lady), born in Rouen, France (d. 1834)
- Dec 25 Antun Sorkocevic, Ragusan composer and diplomat, born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (d. 1841)
- Dec 30 Heinrich Carl Ebell, German composer, born in Neu-Rippon, Germany (d. 1824)
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