George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Feb 23 German-British baroque composer and organist (Messiah; Water Music), born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Mar 31 German composer (St. Matthew's Passion; Brandenburg Concertos; Toccata and Fugue) [OS 21 Mar], born in Eisenach, Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, Holy Roman Empire
- Jun 30 John Gay, English poet and dramatist (The Beggar's Opera), born in Barnstaple, England (d. 1732)
- Aug 1 Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1748)
- Sep 15 Gottfried Kirchhoff, German composer, born in Mühlbeck, Bitterfeld, Germany (d. 1746)
- Sep 30 Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, Bohemian composer and choirmaster, born in Gossengrün, (d. 1734)
- Oct 26 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1757)
- Dec 12 Lodovico Giustini, Italian composer, born in Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1743)
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