Birthdays in Music Oct 8 Waldemar Thrane, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1828) Oct 14 Georg Gerson, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1825) Oct 30 Karol Joseph Lipinski, Polish composer and virtuoso violinist, born in Radzyń Podlaski, Poland (d. 1861) 1789 Music History by Year 1791