- Mar 14 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, born in Kopidlno, Czech Republic (d. 1797)
- Apr 12 Charles Burney, English music historian, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1814)
- May 25 Giuseppe Paolucci, Italian composer, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1776)
- Jul 20 William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800)
- Aug 26 Karl Kohaut, Austrian composer and lutenist, born in Vienna (d. 1784)
- Sep 7 François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess champion, born in Dreux, France (d. 1795)
- Dec 24 Johann Ernst Hartmann, Danish organist & composer, born in Glogów, Poland (d. 1793)
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