Birthdays in Music Jul 17 (Johan) August Söderman, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1876) Jul 24 Johann Christoph Lauterbach, German violinist and concert master, born in Kulmbach, Germany (d. 1918) Jul 25 Simon Hassler, German-American composer, born in Germany (d. 1901) 1831 Music History by Year 1833