1825 George Frederick Bristow – American composer (d.1898); a champion of American music, an historically important choral composer and a nationalist in his choice of texts.
1919 first performance of the orchestral version of The White Peacock by Charles Tomlinson Griffes, with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Leopold Stokowski.
1944 William Christie – American-born French conductor and harpsichordist (80 years old); a specialist in baroque repertoire and the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979.
1958 Steven Isserlis – English cellist (66 years old); renowned for his eclectic repertoire and his use of gut strings; author of two books for children, Why Beethoven Threw the Stew (2001) and Why Handel Waggled His Wig (2006).