Events Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera L'Africaine is posthumously debuted in Paris at the Grand Opéra (April 28) Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde debuts in Munich at the Court Opera (June 10) Franz von Suppé's operetta Die schöne Galathee debuts in Vienna's Carl-Theater (September 9) Franz Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" debuts posthumously in Vienna (December 17) Published popular songs "Jeff in Pettycoats" by Henry Tucker "Marching Through Georgia" w.m. Henry Clay Work "Roll Jordan Roll" traditional spiritual "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" w.m. George Frederick Root Musical theater Orpheus In The Underworld, London production Births August 10 - Alexander Glazunov, composer October 1 - Paul Dukas, composer December 8 - Jean Sibelius, composer Deaths