1805 Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann – Danish composer (d.1900); his son, Emil Hartmann, also became a composer, and musicians Niels Gade and August Winding were both sons-in-law.
1832 first performance of Mendelssohn’s concert overture Hebrides (or Fingal's Cave) in London, conducted by the composer.
1885 Otto Klemperer – German composer and conductor (d.1973); one of the leading conductors of the 20th century hoped to be remembered more as a composer, but it was not to be, despite writing 6 symphonies, 9 string quartets and an opera Das Ziel (from which the Merry Waltz is often heard).
1917 Lou Harrison – American composer (d.2003); noted for incorporating elements of the music of non-Western cultures into his work, with a number of pieces written for Javanese style gamelan instruments.
1942 premiere of Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with William Adams as the narrator.
1961 Dylana Jenson – American violinist and violin teacher (63 years old); a child prodigy, she made her debut at age 8, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.