Birthdays in Music Oct 1 Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg (d. 1872) Oct 12 John Liptrot Hatton, English composer and pianist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1886) Oct 24 Ernst Richter, German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1879) 1807 Music History by Year 1809