- Jan 7 Česlav Vaňura, Czech composer, dies at 41
- Mar 16 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi], Italian Baroque organist, composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo; La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress); Stabat Mater), dies from tuberculosis at 26 [some sources indicate date as 17th]
- Mar 26 Georg Balthasar Schott, German composer, dies at 49
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