Birthdays in Music Dec 13 Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856) Dec 19 Josef Theodor Krov, composer 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 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1796 On This Day in Music 1798