Birthdays in Music May 5 Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer and conductor (Hassan gewinnt), born in Berlin (d. 1973) May 14 Leo Smit, Dutch composer who died in a Nazi extermination camp, born in Amsterdam (d. 1943) May 17 Nicolai Berezowsky, Russian-American composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1953) May 28 Tommy Ladnier, American jazz musician, born in Mandeville, Louisiana (d. 1939) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1899 Birthdays in Music 1901