Birthdays in Music Aug 3 Fernand de La Tombelle, French organist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1928) Aug 23 Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German composer, born in Breslau, Prussia (d. 1925) Aug 24 Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, Russian pianist and composer, born in St. Petersburg; (d. 1922) 1853 Music History by Year 1855