Birthdays in Music Jan 21 Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1832) Jan 27 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor and composer Deaths in Music Jan 15 Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian composer and musician, dies (b. c. 1700) 1774 Music History by Year 1776 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers