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1734 – Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz (Czech nobleman, lutenist & patron of Arcangelo Corelli)
1755 – Caspar Ruetz (German cantor & composer)
1807 – John Newton (English sailor, minister & hymn writer)
1820 – Charles-François Dumonchau (French composer, pianist & cellist)
1843 – Edward Bunting (Irish folksong collector, author & organist)
1864 – William Henry Fry (American composer & music critic)
1890 – Niels Gade (Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist & teacher)
1906 – Adalbert von Goldschmidt (Austrian composer)
1957 – Eric Coates (English composer, conductor & violist)
1964 – Thomas Nassi (Albanian composer, conductor, teacher & flutist, active also in the United States)
1965 – Claude Champagne (Canadian composer, teacher, violinist, pianist & organist)
1982 – Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari [ابو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری] (Pakistani writer, poet & composer of Pakistan's National Anthem)
1984 – Judith Raskin (American lyric soprano)
1987 – John Spence (American alternative rock singer, No Doubt)
1989 – Ján Cikker (Slovak composer, conductor & organist)
1992 – Albert King (American blues guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1992 – Nathan Milstein (Ukrainian-born American violinist)
1997 – Amie Comeaux (American country singer)
1998 – Karl Denver (Scottish pop singer)
You might find the fellow in the upper-right corner, William Henry Fry, to be a bit familiar. That's because I mistakenly already included him on September 21st, when he actually belongs in December... another example of my often-faulty sources failing me. But I suppose Fry is worth remembering twice, since was one of the more important American composers of the 19th century. I even had a download for him in that previous post in which he appeared, but don't bother looking for it... it was another Megaupload! So, an all-around FAIL, any way you look at it... but anyway, it's going to be another big day around here tomorrow, so I'd better catch up on my beauty sleep...