Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, German composer, organist and poet (d. 1617) Sep 15 Erasmus Widmann, German composer, born in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1634) Dec 27 Jan Campanus, Czech composer and humanist, born in Vodňany (d. 1622) 1571 Birthdays in Music by Year 1573