Events in Music May 10 Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed) Birthdays in Music May 27 "Blind" Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, born in Harris County, Georgia (d. 1908) Deaths in Music May 11 Otto Nicolai, German composer & conductor, dies at 38 of a stroke 1848 Music History by Year 1850 1849 in Music History Chopin: The Day the Music Died October 17, 1849
