Birthdays in Music Oct 9 Sylvain Dupuis, Belgian conductor, composer, and music educator (Le Chant de la Création), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1931) Oct 28 Franz Xavier Arens, American composer, born in Neef, Germany (d. 1932) Deaths in Music Oct 10 Mikhail Vielgorsky, Russian composer, dies at 67 1855 Music History by Year 1857