Feb 4 Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer, born in Thal, Electrorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1731) Feb 26 Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, born in Taranto (d. 1745) May 24 Alexandre de Villeneuve, French composer, born in Hyères, France (d. 1756) Jun 18 Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer, born in Modena, Italy (d. 1726) Sep 27 Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian composer, born in Pisa, Italy (d. 1754) 1676 Birthdays in Music by Year 1678