Birthdays in Music
- Jan 11 Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer
- Jan 13 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer (baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Powerania (now Germany) (d. 1798)
- Feb 25 Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer and organist (Notre Dame)
- Mar 14 Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, German composer, born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (d. 1756)
- Mar 30 Tommaso MFS Traetta, Ital's opera composer/band leader (Farnace)
- Apr 7 Henri Hardouin, French composer, born in Grandpré (d. 1808)
- Apr 12 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1796)
- Apr 29 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer (ballet d'action), born in Paris (d. 1810)
- Aug 15 Johann Georg Holzbogen, German violinist and composer, born in Schwandorf, Bavaria (d. 1775)
- Aug 23 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1795)
- Sep 29 Henry Harington, composer
- Oct 9 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, born in Eisenach, Germany (d. 1789)
Deaths in Music
- Mar 22 Francesco Gasparini, Italian baroque composer (Ambleto; Missa Canonica), dies at 59
- Aug 9 Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52
- Aug 14 William Croft, English composer and organist, dies at 48
- Oct 10 Alphonse d'Ève, Flemish Baroque composer, dies at 61
- Dec 1 Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German composer, dies at 61