Mar 4 Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, baptized in Hampshire, England (d. 1814)
May 28 Jean Baptiste Cartier, French musician and composer, born in Avignon, France (d. 1841)
Jun 1 Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, German composer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1831)
Jun 13 Anton Eberl, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1807)
Sep 18 Oliver Holden, American composer, born in Shirley, Massachusetts (d. 1844)
Sep 25 Michał Ogiński, Polish diplomat, violinist, balalaika player, and composer (Farewell to My Homeland), born in Guzów, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1833)
Oct 16 Fédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, French horn player and composer, born in Montbéliard, County of Montbéliard (d. 1838)
Oct 22 Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1823)
Nov 20 Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, German composer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1814)
Nov 23 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
Dec 15 Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1821)
Dec 25 Joseph Mazzinghi, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1844)