English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874)

Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. The subsequent inspiration of the English folksong revival of the early 20th century, and the example of such rising modern composers as Maurice Ravel, led Holst to develop and refine an individual style.

Born

1874

September 21

Died

1934

Era

1870s

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1874 Born
1934 Died

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455 Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
1170 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1934

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april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Herbert Hoover 1874–1964 American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (died 1964) Arnold Schoenberg 1874–1951 Austrian-American composer and painter (born 1874) Charles A. Beard 1874– American historian, author, and educator, co-founded The New School (died 1948) Ernest Shackleton 1874–1922 Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (died 1922) Erwin Bumke 1874–1945 Polish-German jurist and politician (born 1874) Honus Wagner 1874–1955 American baseball player and manager (born 1874) J. S. Woodsworth 1874– Canadian minister and politician (died 1942) Konstantin Päts 1874–1956 Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia (died 1956) Lou Henry Hoover 1874– American philanthropist and geologist, 33rd First Lady of the United States (died 1944)

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