- Jan 22 François-Antoine Habeneck, French composer and musician, born in Mézières, France (d. 1849)
- Mar 11 Anthony Philip Heinrich, America's 1st "full-time" composer, born in Schönbüchel, Bohemia (d. 1861)
- Mar 18 Gustave Vogt, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1870)
- Apr 22 Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber, German composer, born in Breslau (d. 1822)
- May 24 Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, born in Paris (d. 1868)
- Jun 10 Giovanni Battista Polledro, Italian composer, born in Piovà Massaia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1853)
- Jul 27 Mauro Giuliani, Italian musician and composer, born in Bisceglie, Kingdom of Sicily (now Italy) (d. 1829)
- Aug 9 Michael Umlauf, Austrian violinist, composer and conductor (premiere of Beethoven's 9th), born in Vienna (d. 1842)
- Sep 6 Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher and composer, born in Mattsee, Austria (d. 1858)
- Nov 3 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1831)
- Nov 18 Felice Blangini, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1841)
- Dec 1 Charles Philippe Lafont, French composer and violinist, born in Paris, France (d. 1839)
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