Birthdays in Music
- Feb 10 Johann Melchior Molter, German composer, born in Tiefenort, Thuringia (d. 1765)
- Feb 17 Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German lutenist and composer, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1760)
- Feb 29 Esprit Antoine Blanchard, French composer, born in Pernes (d. 1770)
- May 23 Johann Caspar Vogler, German composer and organist, born in Hausen, Schwarzburg-Arnstadt (d. 1763)
- Aug 12 Maurice Greene, English composer, born in London (d. 1755)
- Aug 31 Johann Paul Kunzen, composer
- Nov 11 Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, born in Casalmaggiore, Cremona Province (d. 1757)
- Nov 15 Gerhardus Havingha, Dutch organist and composer, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1753)
Deaths in Music
- Jan 8 Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75
- Apr 21 Andres de Sola, Spanish composer, dies at 61
- May 31 Heinrich Schwemmer, German composer, dies at 75
- Jun 29 Michel Lambert, French composer, dies at about 86
- Sep 16 Lambert Pietkin, Flemish composer, dies at 83
- Dec 23 Johann David Mayer, German composer, dies at 60