Events December 24 - "Silent Night" composed by Franz Xaver Gruber December 25 - The first performance of "Silent Night" (Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria). Popular music "Silent Night" w. Joseph Mohr m. Franz Gruber Births June 17 - Charles Gounod August 7 - Henry Charles Litolff October 26 - Stefano Golinelli Deaths
