1699 Johann Adolf Hasse baptized – German composer, singer and teacher of music (d.1783); very popular in his lifetime and a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.
1879 first performance of Antonín Dvorák’s Symphony No. 5 in Prague four years after it was written; dedicated to Hans von Bülow, in gratitude for the conductor's systematic championing of Dvorák's music.
1881 Béla Bartók – Hungarian composer and pianist (d.1945); considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and—with Franz Liszt—Hungary's greatest composer.
1881 first performance of Antonín Dvorák’s Symphony No. 6, with Prague Philharmonic; one of the first of the composer’s large symphonic works to draw international attention; dedicated to Hans Richter, conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic.
1930 Russell Sherman – American pianist, educator and author (died September30, 2023); made his debut in New York’s Town Hall at the age of 15.
1977 Natalie Clein – English cellist (47 years old); her commitment to the cello repertoire has included commissions and premieres of works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sir John Tavener,