Birthdays in Music Jul 12 Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, born in Desenzano del Garda, Italy (d. 1888) Jul 18 Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer, born in Paris (d. 1910) Deaths in Music Jul 9 Tommaso Sogner, Italian composer, dies at 58 1820 Music History by Year 1822