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July 1886 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

  • Jul 4 Heinrich Kaminski, German composer, born in Tiengen, Schwarzwald, Germany (d. 1946)
  • Jul 30 Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist, and composer, born in Sveg, Sweden (d. 1966)

Deaths in Music

  • Jul 29 Adolf Muller, Austrian composer of operettas, dies at 84

Franz LisztFranz Liszt (1811-1886)

Jul 31 Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (Faust Symphony), dies of heart disease at 74

Franz Liszt


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