- Jan 11 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, born in Altötting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
- Jan 13 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer, baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1798)
- Feb 25 Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer, harpsichordist, and organist (Notre Dame, 1755-89), born in Paris, France (d. 1789)
- Mar 14 Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, German composer, born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (d. 1756)
- Mar 30 Tommaso Traetta, Italian opera composer and bandleader (Farnace), born in Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1779)
- Apr 7 Henri Hardouin, French composer and maître de musique (Cathédrale de Reims), born in Grandpré, France (d. 1808)
- Apr 12 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1796)
- Apr 29 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer (ballet d'action), born in Paris (d. 1810)
- Aug 15 Johann Georg Holzbogen, German violinist and composer, born in Schwandorf, Bavaria (d. 1775)
- Aug 23 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1795)
- Sep 29 Henry Harington, English composer and musician, born in Kelston, England (d. 1613)
- Oct 9 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, born in Eisenach, Germany (d. 1789)
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