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Famous Birthdays

Dec 13 John Clarke-Whitfeld, English organist and composer, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1836)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Dec 16 German composer (5th Symphony; Ode to Joy), born in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne

Ludwig van Beethoven

Dec 17 Johann Friedrich Schubert, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
Dec 26 Pierre Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba), born in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, France (d. 1842)

Famous Deaths

Dec 5 James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78
Dec 9 Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, German composer, dies at 80
Dec 10 Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist and composer, dies at 80

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