1735
German composer Johann Christian Bach was born
1781
German composer and pianist Anton Diabelli was born
1791
German opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer was born
1867
American composer and pianist Amy Beach was born
1912
American composer John Cage was born
1935
Australian composer Helen Gifford was born
1961
Canadian composer and pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin was born
1980
Australian composer Don Banks died
1997
Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti died
2014
Australian jazz singer and pianist Kerrie Biddell died
2022
German conductor and pianist Lars Vogt died
