Dec 7 Heathcote Dicken Statham, English organist, composer, and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1973) Dec 12 Václav Štěpán, Czech pianist and composer, born in Pečky, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944) Dec 20 Božidar Širola, Croatian composer, born in Žakanje, Croatia (d. 1956) Dec 27 Bunk Johnson, American jazz trumpeter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1949) [1] Nov 1889 Birthdays in Music by Year Jan 1890 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers