Oct 2 Gunnar Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, born in Lidköping, Sweden (d. 1901) Oct 5 Eduard Franck, German composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1893) Oct 27 Anton de Kontski [Antoni Kątski], Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1899) Sep 1817 Birthdays in Music by Year Nov 1817 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers