Classical Calendar: What happened on 21 May ?

1671: Azzolino Della Ciaja is born

1724: FP of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun"

1725: FP of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt"

1739: FP of Jean-Philippe Rameau's "Les Fêtes d'Hébé ou Les Talents lyriques / The Festivities of Hebe, or The Lyric Talents"

1765: Minna Brandes is born

1812: Joseph Woelfl dies

1815: Romanus Hofstetter dies

1822: Uroš Krek is born

1845: Jacques Rensburg is born

1865: FP of Peter Cornelius' "Der Cid"

1865: FP of Johan Severin Svendsen's "Strykekvartett / String Quartet"

1874: FP of Jacques Offenbach's "Bagatelle"

1895: Franz von Suppé dies

1899: Mitja Nikisch is born

1912: Lille Bror Söderlundh is born

1918: Siegfried Barchet is born

1921: Richard Rudolf Klein is born

1926: Georgy Catoire dies

1929: FP of Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew's "Bludnyy syn [Блудный сын] / The Prodigal Son"

1932: Eugene Hartzell is born

1939: Heinz Holliger is born

1964: FP of Dietrich Erdmann's "Suite für kleines Orchester"

1968: FP of Dietrich Erdmann's "Divertissement für Zupforchester"

1984: FP of Helmut Rogl's "Drei Miniaturen für Cello solo"

1986: FP of Meinrad Schütter's "Clavis Astartis magica II"

1989: Erich Hamann dies

1989: FP of Rainer Bischof's "Trio 89"

1991: Julián Orbón dies

1997: Jan Paul Nagel dies

1998: FP of Barbara Heller's "Was es ist"

2009: FP of Ada Gentile's "Duo a battente"

2011: FP of Christoph Schnell's "Jonglage orange pour organiste"

2014: Theodor Grigoriu dies