Birthdays in Music Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, German composer, organist and poet Sep 15 Erasmus Widmann, German composer, born in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1634) Dec 27 Jan Campanus, Czech composer and humanist, born in Vodňany (d. 1622) Deaths in Music Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1571 Music History by Year 1573