Birthdays in Music Aug 13 William Thomas Best, English organist and composer, born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (d. 1897) Aug 27 Hermann Kipper, German music teacher and composer, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1910) Aug 28 Walter Cecil Macfarren, English pianist and composer, born in London (d. 1905) Deaths in Music Aug 30 Theodor Zwetler, Austrian composer, dies at 67 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1825 On This Day in Music 1827