Birthdays in Music Feb 2 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer Feb 3 Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer Feb 22 Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist, organist, composer, and conductor, born in Copenhagen (d. 1890) Deaths in Music Feb 9 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 Feb 20 Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 1816 Music History by Year 1818