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Musicians Born in 1844

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  • Jan 4 Thomas H. Rollinson, American composer, conductor and bandleader, born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1928)
  • Jan 14 Clara Kathleen Rogers, American composer, born in Cheltenham, London, England (d. 1931)
  • Jan 20 Johan Peter Selmer, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1910)
  • Jan 25 Frederick E. Kitziger, German composer, born in Altenburg, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1903)
  • Feb 2 Leander Schlegel, Dutch composer and pianist, born in Oegstgeest, Netherlands (d. 1913)
  • Feb 21 Charles-Marie Widor, French organist (Saint-Sulpice, 1870-1933), composer (10 organ symphonies), and professor (American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, 1921-34), born in Lyon, France (d. 1937)
  • Feb 22 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1890)
  • Mar 10 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), born in Pamplona, Spain (d. 1908)
  • Mar 18 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (Scheherazade;Flight of the Bumblebee), born in Tikhvin, Russia (d. 1908)
  • Mar 23 Eugène Gigout, French organist (St Augustin de Paris, 1863-1925), and composer (10 pièces pour orgue), born in Nancy, France (d. 1925)
  • May 3 Richard D'Oyly Carte, English opera impresario (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), born in London (d. 1901)
  • May 8 Hermann Gradener, German composer, born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1929)
  • May 28 Léon Vasseur, French composer, born in Bapaume, France (d. 1917)
  • May 30 Louis Varney, French composer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1908)
  • Jun 3 Emile Paladilhe, French composer, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1926)
  • Sep 11 George Martin, English composer and organist, born in Lambourn, Berkshire, England (d. 1916)
  • Oct 17 Miguel Nieto, Spanish composer, born in Reus, Spain (d. 1915)
  • Oct 18 Émile Mathieu, Belgian composer, born in Lille, France (d. 1932)
  • Nov 12 Octave Fouqué, French pianist and composer, born in Pau, France (d. 1883)
  • Dec 1 Alfred Cellier, British conductor (Glibert and Sullivan) and composer (Dorothy), born in South Hackney, London (d. 1891)
  • Dec 5 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
  • Dec 22 Izydor Lotto, Polish violinist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1927)


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