Anniversaries
Composers born and died on 31 August, with round-number anniversaries noted. The day is the UTC calendar day.
Born on this day
Late RomanticAlma Mahler
1879 - 1964
Recordings: 104
Late RomanticAmilcare Ponchielli
1834 - 1886
Recordings: 51
20th CenturyJeff Russo
1969
Recordings: 30
ClassicalFrançois de Fossa
1775 - 1849
Recordings: 13
20th CenturyArsenio Rodríguez
1911 - 1970
Recordings: 3
20th Century
Lee Hyla
1952 - 2014
Recordings: 2
Late RomanticErnst Flügel
1844 - 1912
Recordings: 1
Late RomanticLewis Hartsough
1828 - 1919
Recordings: 1
20th CenturyRudolf Schenker
1948
Recordings: 1
Late Romantic
Stefan Surzyński
1855 - 1919
Recordings: 1
20th CenturyWillem Jeths
1959
Recordings: 1
Died on this day
Baroque
Joseph Abaco
1710 - 1805
Recordings: 49
Late RomanticEmīls Dārziņš
1875 - 1910
Recordings: 45
20th Century
Paul von Klenau
1883 - 1946
Recordings: 18
ClassicalFrançois-André Danican Philidor
1726 - 1795
Recordings: 8
BaroqueJean-François Lalouette
1651 - 1728
Recordings: 2
Baroque
Gemignano Capilupi
1573 - 1616
Recordings: 1
20th CenturyJacques Leduc
1932 - 2016
Recordings: 1
20th Century
Oqtay Zülfüqarov
1929 - 2016
Recordings: 1