Dec 1 Dominicus Johner, German composer and scholar, born in Waldsee (d. 1955) Dec 22 Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer and musician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1939) Dec 25 Lina Cavalieri, Italian dramatic soprano, and silent film actress, born in Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1944) Dec 27 Max Ettinger, Jewish-German composer (Jiddische Requiem), born in Lwow, Poland (d. 1951) Dec 31 Ernest Austin, English composer, born in Poplar, London (d. 1947) Nov 1874 Birthdays in Music by Year Jan 1875 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers