Jan 21 Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1832)
Apr 11 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, French pianist and composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1820)
May 1 Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, Flemish composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1836)
Jun 13 Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian politician, cellist, and composer, born in Vilnius, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1833)
Jul 5 William Crotch, English composer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1847)
Jul 17 August Harder, German composer, born in Schönerstädt, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1813)
Aug 2 Jose Angel Lamas, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1814)
Aug 17 Philippe Libon, Spanish composer, born in Cadiz, Spain (d. 1838)
Aug 28 Sophie Gail, French singer and composer, born in Paris (d. 1819)
Aug 31 François de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, French classical guitarist and composer, born in Perpignan, France (d. 1849)
Oct 15 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Swedish-Finnish composer, born in Uusikaupunki, Finland (d. 1838)
Oct 21 Guiseppi Baini, Italian priest, conductor, and sacred music composer, born in Rome (d. 1844)
Oct 27 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, German composer, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1831)
Nov 15 Georges-Julien Sieber, French music publisher and composer, born in Paris (d. 1847)
Dec 6 Nicolas Isouard, French composer, born in Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta (d. 1818)
Dec 16 François-Adrien Boieldieu, French opera composer known as 'the French Mozart' (La dame blanche - The White Lady), born in Rouen, France (d. 1834)
Dec 25 Antun Sorkocevic, Ragusan composer and diplomat, born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (d. 1841)
Dec 30 Heinrich Carl Ebell, German composer, born in Neu-Rippon, Germany (d. 1824)