- May 15 Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian blind pianist, singer, organist, and composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1824)
- May 18 Charles Duquesnoy, South Netherlands composer and singer, born in Beuzet (d. 1822)
- May 22 Gervais-François Couperin, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1826)
- May 23 António da Silva Leite, Portuguese composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1833)
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