Birthdays in Music Feb 6 Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1890) Feb 15 Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Polish composer, born in Romanów, Russian Empire (d. 1867) Deaths in Music Feb 6 John Reid [Robertson], British Army General and composer, dies at 85 Feb 23 François Guichard, French guitarist and composer, dies at 61 1806 Music History by Year 1808 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters