- Jan 3 Johann Abraham Sixt, German organist, harpsichord player, and composer, born in Grafenhausen, Baden-Wurttemberg (d. 1797)
- Jan 28 Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Italian composer and conductor, born in Cuneo, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1821)
- Mar 4 Ignaz Malzat, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1804)
- Mar 27 Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, born in London, (d. 1837)
- Apr 3 Ferenc Verseghy, Hungarian poet and composer, born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 1822)
- Apr 6 Alessandro Rolla, Italian violin and viola player and composer, teacher of Paganini, born in Pavia, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1841)
- Apr 9 Wojciech Boguslawski, Polish composer, born in Glinno, Poznań County, Poland (d. 1829)
- Apr 28 Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
- Jun 13 Christian Ludwig Dieter, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1822)
- Jun 18 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian-French composer and piano builder, born in Ruppersthal, Austria (d. 1831)
- Jul 8 Richard Wainwright, English composer and church organist, born in Manchester, England (d. 1825)
- Jul 12 Christian Danner, German violinist and composer, born in Schwetzingen, Electoral Palatinate, Holy RomanEmpire (now Germany) (d. 1813)
- Oct 31 Ignaz Spangler, Austrian singer and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1811)
- Nov 6 Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
- Nov 16 Daniel Read, American composer, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 1836)
- Nov 20 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, Italian organist and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1819)
- Dec 11 Charles Wesley, English organist and composer, born in Bristol, England (d. 1834)
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