- Sep 1 Emmanuel Schikaneder, German performing arts impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and librettist (Mozart's "Magic Flute"), born in Straubing, Bavaria (d. 1812)
- Sep 10 Bartolomeo Campagnoli, Italian violinist and composer, born in Cento, Italy (d. 1827)
- Sep 13 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1779)