Birthdays in Music Jan 3 Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer Jan 23 Felice Boghen, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1945) Jan 27 Will Marion Cook, American composer, violinist and choral director (In Dahomey), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1944) Jan 29 Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer Deaths in Music Jan 17 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer, dies at 55 Jan 28 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, dies at 72 1868 Music History by Year 1870