- Jan 1 Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)
- Jan 6 Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress, born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1720)
- Jan 6 Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1705)
- Jan 22 Geleyn Evertsen, Dutch admiral (Commander of Zealand) (d. 1721)
- Feb 3 Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal (War of the Spanish Succession), born in Nijmegen, baptized date (d. 1718)
- Apr 8 Louis Willem I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, born in Paris (d. 1707)
- May 13 Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italian 244th Pope (1721-24) tried to introduce frugal measures and end nepotism, born in Poli, Papal States (d. 1724)
- Jun 26 Jean Deutz, merchant and Amsterdam regent, born in Amsterdam (d. 1719)
- Sep 19 Jan Luyts, Dutch physicist and mathematician, born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1721)
- Nov 24 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), born in Tre Kronor, Sweden (d. 1697)
- Dec 28 Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)