Birthdays in Music Oct 9 Alexander Siloti, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 1945) Oct 11 Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, French composer, born in Velletri, Italy (d. 1919) Oct 24 Manuel Manrique de Lara, Spanish composer (The Oresteia), born in Cartagena, Murcia (d. 1929) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1862 On This Day in Music 1864