Jan 6 James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems, born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1744)
Feb 1 Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1747)
Feb 6 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1715-31), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1731)
Mar 19 Pedro Vaz Rego, Portuguese composer and poet, born in Campo Maior, Portugal (d. 1736)
Apr 16 Francesco Feroci, Italian composer, born in San Giovanni Valdarno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1750)
May 8 Johann Valentin Eckelt, German composer, and organist, baptized in Werningshausen, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1732)
Aug 28 Conrad Michael Schneider, German composer, born in Anspach (d. 1752) [or 26 August]
Sep 13 Hercule Brehy, Flemish composer and organist, born in Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1737)