- Jan 20 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, Italian composer, born in Vercelli (d. 1855)
- Feb 22 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer
- Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, composer
- Apr 20 Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1805)
- Jun 13 Antonín Vranický, Czech violinist and composer, born in Nová Říše, Czech Republic (d. 1820)
- Jul 20 Joseph Lefèbvre, French composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1822?)
- Aug 16 Yevstigney Fomin, Russian opera composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1800)
- Sep 14 Pavel Lambert Mašek, Czech composer, born in Zvíkovec, Czech Republic (d. 1826)
- Sep 24 Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1817)
- Oct 15 Peter Grønland, Danish composer, born in Wilster, Germany (d. 1825)
- Oct 22 Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, German composer, born in Owen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany (d. 1799)
- Nov 1 Antonín Volánek, Czech organist and composer, born in Jaroměř, Czech Republic (d. 1817)
- Nov 29 Fridolin Weber, German composer (d. 1833)