Birthdays in Music Dec 6 John Axel Fernstrom, Swedish composer, born in Yichang, China (d. 1961) Dec 8 Leslie Heward, composer Dec 18 Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, arranger and composer (Benny Goodman Orchestra), born in Cuthbert, Georgia (d. 1952) Dec 29 Hermann Heiss, German composer, born in Darmstadt (d. 1966) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1896 Birthdays in Music 1898