Musicians Born in 1818

  • Mar 27 Jacob Axel Josephson, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1880)
  • Apr 6 Francis Henry Brown, American teacher and composer (popular pre civil war composer), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
  • Apr 25 Marek Konrad Sokolowski, Polish guitarist and composer, born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine (d. 1883)

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Jun 17 French composer (Faust; La reine the Saba; Funeral March of a Marionette), born in Paris

  • Jun 21 Ernst II, Duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93) and composer, born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Germany (d. 1893)
  • Jun 30 Edward John Hopkins, British chorister, organist (Temple Church, 1843-98), and composer, born in Westminster, England (d. 1901)
  • Jul 15 Heinrich Esser, German violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1872) [1]
  • Jul 24 Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1897)
  • Aug 7 Henry Litolff, French composer and pianist, born in London, England (d. 1891)
  • Oct 6 Joseph Rummel, German pianist, and composer, born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, The German Confederation (d. 1880)
  • Oct 15 Johann Gungl, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Zsambék, Austrian Empire (d. 1883) (alternatively born March 5 1828)
  • Oct 26 Stefano Golinelli, Italian pianist and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1891)
  • Nov 26 Louis Lacombe, French pianist and composer, born in Bourges, France (d. 1884)