1978 Death Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 1926 Birthday Anatol Vieru, born in Romania, composer, music theoretician, studied with Aram Khachaturian, wrote symphonies, string quartets, concertos, chamber music, leading Romanian composer of the 20th century 1903 Birthday Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer, Gayane 1903 Birthday Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, Earth
