- Mar 28 Jose Solana, Spanish composer and organist, born in Sieso, Huesca province (d. 1712)
- Apr 1 Christian Demelius, German composer and kapellmeister, born in Schlettau, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1711)
- Jul 3 Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1682)