Feb 4 Franz Volkert, Austrian composer for church and theatre, born in Friedland, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1845)
Mar 13 Heinrich Domnich, German horn player and composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1844)
Mar 19 Leonhard von Call, Austrian guitarist, mandolin virtuoso, and composer, born in Eppan an der Weinstraße, South Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1815)
Apr 27 Andreas Romberg, German violinist and composer (Song of the Clock), born in Vechta, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1821)
May 4 Tyagaraja, Indian classical Carnatic music composer, born in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu (d. 1847)
May 24 Ferdinand Franzl, German composer, born in Schwetzingen, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
May 24 Josef Schnabel, German composer, born in Naumburg am Queis, Silesia (d. 1831)
May 25 Friedrich Johann Eck, German violinist and composer (Concertos pour violon), born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
Jul 31 Amelie Julia Candielle, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1834)
Aug 30 Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, German pianist, composer and publisher, born in Wachenhausen (d. 1822)
Sep 8 Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, born in Lahm, Bavaria (d. 1845)
Sep 17 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, chiefly of operas, born in Paris, France (d. 1844)
Sep 22 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (d. 1830)
Sep 26 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer, born in Markt Türnau, Moravia (d. 1835)
Oct 21 Francesco Ruggi, Italian opera and sacred music composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1845)
Nov 11 Bernhard Romberg, German cellist, composer and royal chaplain bandmaster, born in Dinklage, Germany (d. 1841)
Dec 29 Aimé Ambroise Simon Leborne, Belgian-born French composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1866)