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On this day, April 3rd
Born:
- Mario Lavista, Mexican composer, in 1943.
- Antimo Liberati, Italian composer, in 1617.
- Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes, Cuban composer, in 1874.
- Joseph François Salomon, French composer, in 1649.
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer, in 1895.
Died:
- Maurice Johnstone, English composer, in 1976.
- Ray Noble, English composer, in 1978.
- Homer Newton Bartlett, American composer, in 1920.
- Nonnosus Madlseder, German composer, in 1797.
- Dušan Radić, Serbian composer, in 2010.
Beethoven was completely deaf by the time he wrote his ninth symphony. He conducted the orchestra at the premiere and although the audience gave a standing ovation at the end of the work, Beethoven didn't realize it until someone turned him to face the audience.