1978 Death Tibor Serly, Hungarian violist/composer (American Elegy), dies at 76 1961 Event Henzes opera "Elegy for Young Lovers," premieres in Schwetzingen 1908 Birthday Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy 1901 Birthday Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist and composer, American Elegy 1901 Birthday Conrad Beck, born in Lohn, Switzerland, composer, studied with Jacques Ibert, head of Radio Basel music department for 30 years, composed concertos, symphonies, oratorio, elegy, instrumental, vocal music, and one ballet 1771 Death Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54 1751 Event 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" 1716 Birthday Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard
