Birthdays in Music May 1 Charles Lee Williams, English composer and organist, born in Winchester (d. 1935) May 26 Monroe Althouse, American composer, born in Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1924) May 30 Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1918) Deaths in Music May 9 Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, German composer, dies at 73 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1852 On This Day in Music 1854