Birthdays in Music Dec 8 John Fawcett, English sacred music composer, born in Wennington, Lancahire, England (d. 1867) Dec 14 Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1831) 1788 Music History by Year 1790 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters