Birthdays in Music
- Jan 3 Johann Abraham Sixt, composer
- Jan 28 Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer
- Mar 4 Ignaz Malzat, composer
- Mar 27 Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, born in London (d. 1837)
- Apr 3 Ferenc Verseghy, Hungarian poet and composer, born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 1822)
- Apr 6 Alessandro Rolla, composer
- Apr 9 Wojciech Boguslawski, Polish composer, born in Glinno, Poznań County, Poland (d. 1829)
- Apr 15 George Knowil Jackson, composer
- Apr 28 Claus Nielsen Schali, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
- Jun 1 Ignaz J Pleyel, Austria composer/piano builder (Piano method)
- Jun 13 Christian Ludwig Dieter, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1822)
- Jun 18 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer
- Jul 8 Richard Wainwright, English composer and church organist (d. 1825)
- Jul 12 Christian Danner, German violinist and composer, born in Schwetzingen, Germany (d. 1813)
- Oct 31 Ignaz Spangler, composer
- Nov 6 Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
- Nov 16 Daniel Read, American composer, born in Attleboro, Massachusett (d. 1836)
- Nov 20 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer
- Dec 11 Charles Wesley, English organist and composer, born in Bristol (d. 1834)
Deaths in Music
- Mar 20 Johann Paul Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
- Mar 27 Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39
- Jul 4 Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38
- Jul 23 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia), dies at 71
- Aug 11 José Pradas Gallén, Spanish composer, dies at 67
- Sep 28 Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 60
- Nov 8 Pierre Prowo, German composer, dies at 60