Birthdays in Music Apr 11 Diogo Dias Melgaz, Portuguese composer, born in Cuba, Alentejo, Portugal (d. 1700) Jul 8 Matteo Coferati, composer Jul 15 Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian composer, born in Florence (d. 1693) Deaths in Music Jan 21 Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) May 27 Nicolas Formé, French composer, dies at 71 Aug 31 John Ward, composer, dies at 67 1637 Music History by Year 1639