Jul 25 Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig (d. after 1612) Aug 24 John Amner, English composer, born in Ely, Cambridgeshire (d. 1641) Nov 22 Johannes Stalpaert van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer, pastor and lyricist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1630) Dec 12 Heinrich Steuccius, German composer, born in Weissenfels, Germany (d. 1645) 1578 Birthdays in Music by Year 1580