Events in Music
Event of Interest
Ludwig van Beethoven
Birthdays in Music
- Jan 6 Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1888)
- Feb 20 Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer
- Apr 2 Franz Paul Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Swabia, Germany (d. 1890)
- Apr 27 Alfred Julius Becher, composer
- May 7 Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer
- May 8 Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer
- Jun 24 George James Webb, composer
- Jul 20 Jakob Zeugheer, composer
- Jul 23 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer
- Sep 3 Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer
- Dec 11 Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869)
- Dec 15 August Freyer, composer
Deaths in Music
- Jan 2 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69
- Jan 26 Georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72
- Feb 16 Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56
- Mar 17 Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42
- Mar 29 Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)
- Jul 5 William Jackson, (Jackson of Exeter), English composer and organist, dies at 73
- Jul 14 Esteban Salas y Castro, composer, dies
- Sep 5 Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44
- Sep 9 Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer, dies at 32
- Sep 17 Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies
- Sep 30 Charles Broche, composer, dies at 51
- Nov 3 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, dies at 75