- Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, Flemish composer and organist, born in Liège (d. 1745)
- May 7 Carl Heinrich Graun, German composer, born in Wahrenbrück, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1759)
- Jun 11 José António Carlos de Seixas, Portuguese composer, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 1742)
- Aug 13 Lorenzo Fago, Italian composer and teacher, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1793)
- Oct 2 František Tůma, Czech composer, born in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohemia (d. 1774)
- Nov 10 Carlo Zuccari, Italian composer and violinist, born in Casalmaggiore, nr Cremona (d. 1792)