- Jan 25 Gilbert Heathcote, Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- Jan 25 Reinhart Vincent Graf van Hompesch, German general and governor who fought for the Dutch, dies at 72 or 73
- Feb 1 August II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62
- Feb 26 Johann Adam Birkenstock, German composer and violinist, dies at 46
- Mar 4 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, dies at 76
- Apr 19 Elizabeth Villiers, mistress of William III of England
- May 1 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix), dies at 75
- May 10 Barton Booth, British actor (Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre), dies at approximately 52
- May 18 Georg Böhm, German organist and composer, dies at 71
- Jun 23 Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar, dies at 60
- Aug 16 Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)
- Sep 11 François Couperin, French composer and organist (Les Concerts Royaux), dies at 64
- Sep 25 Georg Motz, German composer, dies at 79
- Oct 26 Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and Baroque composer, dies at 74
- Oct 31 Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg, dies at 57
- Dec 31 Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven (Field Life); Minnezangen (Love Songs)), dies at 44
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