Birthdays in Music Dec 13 Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856) Dec 19 Josef Theodor Krov, Bohemian composer, singer and teacher, born in Nové Strašecí, Czechia (d. 1859) Dec 26 Hans Skramstad, Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Toten (d. 1839) Deaths in Music Dec 22 Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer, dies at 74 1796 Music History by Year 1798