1864 Eugène d'Albert – Scottish-born German composer and pianist (d.1932); was married six times including to the pianist-singer Teresa Carreño, and was successively a British, German and Swiss citizen.
1886 premiere of Emmanuel Chabrier's opera Gwendoline at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium; Chabrier's attempt at an opera in the style of Wagner.
1892 Victor de Sabata – Italian conductor and composer (d.1967); a rival to Arturo Toscanini for the title of greatest Italian conductor of the twentieth century; stories abound concerning his amazing musical abilities.
1935 premiere of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 4 in London by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult; dedicated to composer Sir Arnold Bax.
1958 Yefim Bronfman – Soviet-born Israeli-American pianist (66 years old); appears frequently with the Cleveland Orchestra.