- Feb 17 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist (Concerti Grossi), born in Fusignano, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1713)
- Mar 25 Joseph Sauveur, French mathematician, physicist and sound engineer who coined the name acoustics for the study of sound from the ancient Greek word ακουστός, meaning "able to be heard", born in La Flèche, France (d. 1716)
- Jun 1 Georg Muffat, baroque composer, born in Megève, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1704)
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Sep 1 German composer and organist (Canon in D), born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire