1700 Birth of French flutist and composerv Michel Blavet. d- 13 Mar 1768
1702 Birth of harpsichord craftsman Burkat Shudi in Switzerland. Founded Broadwood piano company in London, 1742. d-London, 19 Aug 1773.
1797 First performance of Cherubini's opera Medee in Paris.
1833 Mendelssohn finishes his Italian Symphony.
1838 Birth of English pianist Sebastian Bach Mills. d-Weisbaden, 21 Dec 1898.
1842 Death of Italian composer Luigi Cherubini at age 82.
1845 First performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Ferdinand David, soloist, in Leipzig at Gewandhaus.
1860 Birth of Austrian composer of songs, choral and chamber works, Hugo Wolf in Windisch, Ger. d- 22 Feb 1903.
1890 Birth of German conductor Fritz Busch, older brother of violinist Adolph. d-London, 14 Sep 1951.
1892 Birth of English pianist Alec Rowley. d-Weybridge 11 Jan 1958.
1894 Conducting debut of Bruno Walter at Cologne Opera.
1899 Birth of Bulgarian composer Pantcho Vladigerov.
1907 Death of Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Fritz Scheel in Philadelphia. b- Lubek, Germany 7 Nov 1852.
1907 Carl Pohlig becomes the second conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
1908 FP Chauve-souris, directed by Baliev in Moscow.
1912 Birth of American pianist Lillian Freundlich in Ohio. d-1999.
1915 Debut of pianist Percy Grainger with N.Y. Philharmonic, playing Grieg Piano Concerto.
1931 Birth of American Mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias in Lowell, MA.
1945 Birth of English conductor Lionel Friend.
1949 Birth of Puerto-Rican American soprano Julia Migenes (Johnson) in NYC.
1952 Birth of German composer Wolfgang Rihm.
1987 Death of English pianist Gerald Moore at 87.
