1644
Austrian composer Heinrich Biber was born
1935
German opera director Harry Kupfer was born
1938
Canadian mezzo-soprano Huguette Tourangeau was born
1612
Italian composer Giovanni Gabrieli died
1928
Czech composer Leos Janacek died
1984
Australian composer Margaret Sutherland died
1992
American composer John Cage died
2008
American composer Donald Erb died
