Events in Music
Event of Interest
Apr 13 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin
George Frideric Handel
Birthdays in Music
- Jan 15 Eugene Godecharle, composer
- Jan 26 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, German composer, born in Hanover (d. 1806)
- Mar 4 Johann Heinrich Egli, composer
- Apr 24 Roman Hoffstetter, German classical composer, born in Weikersheim, Germany (d. 1815)
- May 8 Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz, Czech composer, born in Budenice, Zlonice, Czech Republic (d. 1790)
- Jun 22 Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer
- Jul 19 Jean-Baptiste Davaux, French classical composer, born in La Côte-Saint-André, France (d. 1822)
- Aug 14 Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris)
- Nov 18 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer
- Nov 21 Alessandro Felici, composer
Deaths in Music
- Jan 6 Johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies
- Apr 13 Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59
- Apr 23 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
- May 11 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
- Jun 8 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
- Jun 28 Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52
- Jul 1 Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58
- Jul 12 Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco, Italian cellist and composer, dies on 67th birthday
- Aug 25 José António Carlos de Seixas, Portuguese composer, dies at 38