1996 Death Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 1995 Death Herbert Whitton John Sumsion, organist/composer, dies at 96 1995 Death John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer teacher organist, dies at 69 1994 Death Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96 1993 Death Herman Nieland, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 82 1993 Death Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies 1993 Death John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies 1992 Death Leen 't Hart, organist/composer, dies at 72 1988 Death Arwel Hughes, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn, dies at 79 1988 Death Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74 1986 Death Flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83 1986 Death Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 1982 Death Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 1982 Death Piet van Egmond, organist/conductor, dies at 70 1981 Death Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at 88 1977 Death Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist/composer, dies at 91 1977 Death E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70 1965 Death Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65 1963 Death Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81 1956 Death Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies 1956 Death Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57 1950 Death Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies 1948 Birthday Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1947 Birthday Mark Stein, singer, organist and keyboardist, Vanilla Fudge 1945 Birthday Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Death Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 1945 Birthday Jimmy Winston, born in London, organist, Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1941 Birthday Anthony Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, harpsichordist/organist, Bhajeb 1941 Death Walford Davies, British organist/composer, dies at 71 1940 Death Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 1937 Birthday Garth Hudson, born in Windsor, Ontario, organist, keyboardist, musician, instrumentalist, member of The Band, Canadian-American rock group 1937 Death Arthur William Foote, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 84 1937 Death Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 1935 Death Alan Gray, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise', dies at 79 1934 Birthday Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine 1931 Birthday Ib Norholm, born in Soborg, Copenhagen, Danish organist, composer, won Carl Nielsen Prize, 1971, wrote opera, 'The Young Park' 1929 Birthday Gerd Zacher, born in Meppen, Germany, composer, organist, writer, contemporary compositions, written in graphic or verbal scores, include extended techniques, known as interpreter of works by Johann Sebastian Bach 1927 Death Ole Olsen, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major, dies at 77 in Oslo, Norway 1926 Birthday Marie-Claire Alain, French organist/composer 1925 Birthday James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1924 Birthday George Guest, British organist 1920 Birthday Herman Nieland, Dutch organist/pianist/composer, Te Deum Laudamus 1920 Birthday Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist/composer 1919 Birthday Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orchestra leader, Devil's Wheel 1917 Birthday Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister 1917 Birthday Geraint Jones, conductor/organist 1916 Death Max [Johann BJM] Reger, German composer/pianist/organist, dies at 43 1916 Birthday Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist 1916 Birthday Douglas Guest, organist 1916 Birthday Martindale Sidwell, organist/conductor 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1913 Birthday Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist 1912 Birthday Herman Strategier, Dutch organist/ composer and conductor 1912 Birthday Feike P. Asma, Dutch organist 1912 Birthday Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1911 Birthday Jehan Ariste Alain, French organist/composer 1911 Birthday Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer 1909 Death Dudley Buck, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 70 1909 Birthday Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Birthday Helmut Walcha, German organist, church music 1906 Birthday E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS 1904 Death Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78 1904 Birthday Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet 1903 Birthday Andre Fleury, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, composer, organist, studied organ at the Paris Conservatory under Eugene Gigout, appointed professor of organ at Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris 1903 Birthday Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer, Lied Symphony 1902 Birthday Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer 1902 Birthday Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist 1901 Birthday Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer, Simon Peter 1899 Birthday Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer 1899 Birthday Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer 1898 Birthday Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist 1897 Death Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 1897 Birthday Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer, Stabat Mater 1892 Birthday Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer, Ballade of Merel 1890 Death Cesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 1887 Birthday Jacobo Palm, Curacaos pianist/organist 1886 Birthday Marcel Dupre, French organist/composer 1886 Birthday Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist 1885 Birthday Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer 1884 Death Hans Rott, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler, dies at 25 1882 Birthday Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music 1880 Death John Goss, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven', dies at 79 1875 Birthday Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist, Nobel 1954 1873 Birthday Karl Straube, German organist/conductor 1872 Death Lowell Mason, U.S. organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 1862 Birthday Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and conductor /organist, Cyrano 1862 Birthday Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer, Variations Symphoniques 1858 Birthday Hans Rott, born in Braunhirschengrund, Austria, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler 1855 Birthday Alan Gray, born in York, England, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise' 1853 Birthday Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E 1852 Birthday Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer 1850 Birthday Ole Olsen, born in Hammerfest, Norway, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major 1850 Birthday Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer 1850 Death Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 1847 Death Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59 1839 Birthday Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer 1835 Death Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73 1825 Birthday Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor 1822 Birthday Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist 1800 Birthday John Goss, born in Fareham, England, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven' 1799 Death Pieter Hellendaal, violinist, organist and composer (Glees), dies at 78 1798 Death Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 1792 Birthday Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo 1789 Death Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 1788 Birthday Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer 1787 Birthday Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1780 Death Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 1779 Death William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies 1774 Death Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 1774 Birthday Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer 1773 Death Jan Zach, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music, dies at 73 in Ellwangen, Germany 1772 Death Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 1770 Death Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 1766 Birthday Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist, Exultate Deo 1763 Birthday Etienne-Nicolas Mehul, French organist/opera composer, Le Jeune Henri 1762 Birthday Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist 1759 Death Johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39 1759 Death Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 1750 Death Carl T Pachelbel, U.S. organist/composer 1749 Death Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 1745 Death Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 1736 Birthday Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer 1733 Death Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 1725 Birthday Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris, France, organist/composer, Notre Dame 1722 Death Johann Adam Reincken, German organist/composer, dies at 99 1721 Birthday Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist and composer, Glees 1720 Birthday Johann Friedrich Agricola, German, court, composer/organist 1710 Birthday William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music 1707 Death Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 1706 Death Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 1706 Death Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 1704 Death Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 1699 Birthday Jan Zach, born in Celakovice, Czech Republic, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music 1697 Birthday Francesco A. Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist 1694 Birthday Louis-Claude Daquin, d'Acquin, French organist/composer, La Rose 1693 Birthday Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist 1685 Birthday George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer, Messiah 1682 Event Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London 1676 Birthday Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris, France, composer/organist 1668 Birthday Francois Couperin, Paris, France, composer/organist, Concerts Royaux 1667 Death Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50 1667 Death Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 1662 Death Johann Cruger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63 1661 Birthday Georg Bohm, German organist/composer 1659 Birthday Henry Purcell, English organist/composer, Dido and Aeneas 1643 Death Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer/organist, dies at 59 1628 Death John Bull, English organist/composer, dies 1628 Death Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63 1625 Death Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 1621 Death Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59 1616 Death Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies 1616 Birthday Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer 1611 Death Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies 1604 Death Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 1598 Birthday Johann Cruger, German organist, composer and music theorist 1587 Birthday Samuel Scheidt, German organist/composer, baptised 1563 Event William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1533 Birthday Claudio Merulo, organist and composer 1485 Death Rudolph Agricola, Roelof Huysman, humanist/organist, dies 1473 Death Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies 1444 Birthday Rudolf Agricola, Roelof Huysman, Dutch humanist/organist
