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On this day, April 17th

Born:

• Willy Burkhard, Swiss composer, in 1900.
• Harald Saeverud, Norwegian composer, in 1897.
• Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, in 1833.
• Jan Hammer, Czech composer, in 1948.
• Adolphus Hailstork, American composer, in 1941.

Died:

• Giulio Alary, Italian composer, in 1891.
• Eric Gross, Austrian-Austrailian composer, in 2011.
• Gottlob Wiedebein, German composer, in 1854.

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Franz Liszt was very popular and received so many requests from fans for a lock of his hair that he sent out locks of his dog’s hair to appease fans.