- Jan 1 Christian Friedrich Gregor, Moravian composer and bishop, born in Dirsdorf, Silesia (d. 1801)
- Apr 14 John Wainwright, English composer ("Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn"), and organist, baptized in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 1768)
- Apr 25 Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1797)
- Jun 18 Giuseppe Scarlatti, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1777)
- Jun 30 Christian Ernst Graf, Dutch composer, born in Rudolstadt, County of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1804)
- Jul 29 Christleib Siegmund Binder, German organist and composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1789)
- Oct 15 Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, German composer (Canticum Zacharia), and priest, baptized in Augsburg, Bavaria (d. 1772)
- Dec 22 Carl Friedrich Abel, German composer, born in Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1787)
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