1978 Death [John] Willem van Otterloo, conductor and composer (Symphonic), dies at 70 1977 Death Leopold Stokowski, symphonic conductors, dies in England, at 95 1970 Death Blaz Arnic, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century, dies at 69 1941 Event Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia 1932 Birthday Wojciech Kilar, born in Lwow, Poland, composer of film, classical, symphonic music, won French Lili Boulanger Prize for composition 1960 1901 Birthday Blaz Arnic, born in Luce, Lower Styria, Austria-Hungary, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century
