Birthdays in Music
- Jan 15 Joseph Lederer, German composer, born in Swabia (d. 1796)
- Jan 17 Thomas Linley the elder, English composer and tenor, born in Badminton, Gloucestershire (d. 1795)
- Mar 5 Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer
- Apr 2 Giacomo Tritto, Italian composer, born in Altamura, Italy (d. 1824)
- Apr 15 Johann Heinrich Zang, German composer and organist, born in Zella St Blasii, Germany (d. 1811)
- Aug 24 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, born in Görlitz, Germany (d. 1799)
- Sep 22 Anton Filtz [Fils], German composer, born in Eichstätt (d. 1760)
- Oct 3 François Krafft, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium
- Oct 28 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, German composer, born in Wimpfen, Germany (d. 1803)
Deaths in Music
- Feb 26 Johann Adam Birkenstock, German composer and violinist, dies at 46
- May 18 Georg Bohm, German organist & composer, dies at 71
- Sep 11 François Couperin, French composer and organist (Les Concerts Royaux), dies at 64
- Sep 25 Georg Motz, composer, dies at 79
- Oct 26 Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and Baroque composer, dies at 74