Birthdays in Music May 14 Ivan Alexandrovich Vishnegradsky, composer May 15 Michel Gusikoff, composer May 16 Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer May 26 Eugene Goossens, British conductor and composer (Perseus), born in London, England (d. 1962) Deaths in Music May 3 Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, Czech composer, dies at 73 May 4 George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1892 On This Day in Music 1894