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October 1782 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

  • Oct 27 Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1840)

Deaths in Music

  • Oct 23 Joseph Riepel, Austrian-born German composer, dies at 73

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