Birthdays in Music Oct 7 Felix Draeseke, German composer (Christus. Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios), born in Coburg, Germany (d. 1913) Oct 9 Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), born in Paris (d. 1921) Deaths in Music Oct 22 Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73 1834 Music History by Year 1836