Birthdays in Music Aug 13 John Ireland, English composer and pianist (Mai-Dun), born in Bowdon, Cheshire, England (d. 1962) Aug 23 Alfrēds Kalniņš, Latvian composer, born in Cēsis, Russian Empire (d. 1951) Aug 24 Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Tokyo (d. 1903) Aug 31 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer Aug 31 Alma Mahler, Viennese composer and Wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1964) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1878 Birthdays in Music 1880