Birthdays in Music Oct 2 Gunnar Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, born in Lidköping, Sweden (d. 1901) Oct 5 Eduard Franck, German composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1893) Oct 27 Anton de Kontski [Antoni Kątski], Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1899) Deaths in Music Oct 12 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German organist, pianist, kapellmeister, composer, and priest, dies at 66 Oct 18 Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French opera composer, dies at 54 1816 Music History by Year 1818 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters
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