Aug 27 Simon Besler, German composer, born in Brieg (d. 1633) Sep 9 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer, born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1643) Dec 25 Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized in Oxford, England (d. 1625) 1582 Birthdays in Music by Year 1584