Birthdays in Music Oct 9 Alexander Siloti, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (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) 1862 Music History by Year 1864