1737 Michael Haydn – Austrian composer (d.1806); younger brother of Joseph Haydn and an acquaintance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose father, Leopold, criticized the younger Haydn's drinking; Joseph Haydn regarded his brother's music highly, feeling Michael's religious works were superior to his own.
1760 Luigi Cherubini – Italian composer (d.1842); spent most of his working life in France; his most significant compositions are operas and sacred music; Beethoven regarded him as the greatest of his contemporaries.
1910 Lehman Engel – American composer and conductor of Broadway musicals, television, and film (d.1982); wrote several books on musical theater including The American Musical Theater: A Consideration, the first book to discuss in detail the writing of a Broadway musical.
1910 Rolf Liebermann – Swiss composer (d.1999); output included chansons, classical, and light music.
2002 first performance of Bright Cecilia: Variations on a Theme by Purcell by Colin Matthews, Judith Weir, Poul Ruders, David Sower, Michael Torke, Anthony Payne, and Magnus Lindberg at Royal Albert Hall in London, with the BBC Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conducting; commissioned by BBC Music magazine to celebrate its 10th anniversary.