- Mar 29 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, Swiss composer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1765)
- Apr 1 Francois Bainville, French organist and composer (d. 1788)
- Apr 20 Johann Friedrich Klöffler, German composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1790)
- Jun 17 Joseph Anton Bauer, Czech harpsichordist and composer born in Elbogen, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Loket, Czech Republic) (d. 1808)
- Jul 16 Georg Simon Löhlein, German pianist and composer, born in Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany (d. 1781)
- Jul 24 John Newton, English cleric and hymnist, born in Wapping, London (d. 1807)
- Aug 15 Ferdinando Bertoni, Italian composer, born in Salò, Lombardy (d. 1813)
- Aug 24 Johann Balthasar Kehl, German composer, born in Coburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1778)
- Dec 25 Esteban Salas y Castro, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1803)
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