British composer (born 1934)

Harrison Birtwistle

Sir Harrison Birtwistle was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by music critics at The Guardian in 2019 as the third-best piece of the 21st century. Even his compositions that were not written for the stage often showed a theatrical approach.

Born

1934

July 15

Died

2022

Era

1930s

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-484 Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome.
70 First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
756 An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is ordered by his Imperial Guards to execute chancellor Yang Guozhong by forcing him to commit suicide or face a mutiny. General An Lushan has other members of the emperor's family killed.
1099 First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.

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The world in 1934

When Harrison arrived

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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Same-day contemporaries

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Aníbal Cavaco Silva 1939– Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic Ashoke Sen 1956– Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist Brenda Milner 1918– English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic David Miliband 1965– English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dorothy Fields 1905–1974 American songwriter (died 1974) Emmeline Pankhurst 1858–1928 English political activist and suffragist (died 1928) Fritz Langanke 1919–2012 German lieutenant (born 1919) Inigo Jones 1573–1652 English architect, designed the Queen's House (died 1652) Jan-Michael Vincent 1944–2019 American actor (born 1944)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1934

Amiri Baraka 1934–2014 American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934) Bill Bixby 1934–1993 American actor and director (died 1993) Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 American actor (died 2024) Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas 1934– Mexican politician Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Dave Mackay 1934–2015 Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934) Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Edward Bond 1934– English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024)

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