Birthdays in Music Jul 1 James Lyon, American composer, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1794) Jul 19 Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, Anglo-Irish composer, born in Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland (d. 1781) Jul 23 Johannes Herbst, German composer, born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1812) Deaths in Music Jul 18 Johann Krieger, German organist and composer, dies at 83 1734 Music History by Year 1736