- Jan 6 François de Lacroix, French priest, composer, maitre de musique (Paris Sainte-Chapelle, 1726-45), born in Senlis, France (d. 1759)
- Jan 10 Gasparo Visconti, Italian composer and violinist, born in Cremona, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire (d. ~1713)
- Jan 13 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer, born in Hartmannsdorf, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1760)
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