On This Day

On this day, May 2nd

Born:

• David Itkin, American composer, in 1957.
• Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French composer, in 1707.
• Øivin Fjeldstad, Norwegian composer, in 1903.
• Jan Hanuš, Czech composer, in 1915.
• Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer, in 1810.
• Zygmunt Noskowski, Polish composer, in 1846.

Died:

• William Dawson, American composer, in 1990.
• Tadeusz Kassern, Polish composer, in 1957.
• Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer, in 1864.