1978-05-21
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Adam Gontier
Adam Gontier, Canadian singer Three Days Grace was born
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1972-05-21
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Adriano Cintra
Adriano Cintra, Brazilian musician (CSS) was born
1890-05-21
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Albert van Raalte
Albert van Raalte, conductor (AVRO-orchestra) was born
1720-05-21
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Antonio Corbisiero
Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born
1949-05-21
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Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens, Belgian singer (T C Matic) was born
1671-05-21
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Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia
Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born
1947-05-21
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Bill Champlin
Bill Champlin, Oakland Ca, rocker was born
1929-05-21
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Charles Wadsworth
Charles Wadsworth, Barnesville Georgia, pianist (Lincoln Center) was born
1976-05-21
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Deron Miller
Deron Miller, American rock musician was born
1923-05-21
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Doris Mae Akers
Doris Mae Akers, gospel singer/songwriter was born
1905-05-21
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Edward Lockspeiser
Edward Lockspeiser, composer was born
1904-05-21
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Fats Waller
Fats Waller, [Thomas Wright], jazz singer/composer (Ain't Misbehavin') was born
1680-05-21
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Frederich Karl Erbach
Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born
1979-05-21
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Gaspard Augé
Gaspard Augé, French musician was born
1913-05-21
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Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist (d. 1976) was born
1974-05-21
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Havoc
Havoc, American rapper (Mobb Deep) was born
1939-05-21
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Heinz Holliger
Heinz Holliger, composer was born
1943-05-21
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Hilton Valentine
Hilton Valentine, rock guitarist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born
1901-05-21
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Horace Heidt
Horace Heidt, Alameda California, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon) was born
1955-05-21
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John Glavin
John Glavin, rock keyboardist (Molly Hatchet was born
1926-05-21
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Joseph Horovitz
Joseph Horovitz, composer was born
1841-05-21
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Joseph Parry
Joseph Parry, composer was born
1633-05-21
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Joseph de La Barre
Joseph de La Barre, composer was born
1968-05-21
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Julie Vega
Julie Vega, Filipino child actress and singer (d. 1985) was born
1985-05-21
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Kano
Kano, British rapper was born
1976-05-21
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Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper was born
1898-05-21
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Karel Haba
Karel Haba, composer was born
1963-05-21
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Kevin Shields
Kevin Shields, Musician (My Bloody Valentine) was born
1975-05-21
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Lee Gaze
Lee Gaze, Welsh guitarist was born
1948-05-21
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Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer, [Gerard], England, singer (When I Need Love) was born
1954-05-21
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Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot, American musician was born
1944-05-21
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Marcie Blane
Marcie Blane, rocker was born
1985-05-21
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Marco Carta
Marco Carta, Italian singer was born
1867-05-21
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Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque
Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer was born
1941-05-21
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Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy, English musician was born
1933-05-21
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Maurice André
Maurice André, French trumpeter, (d. 2012) was born
1981-05-21
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Max
Max, German singer was born
1888-05-21
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May Aufderheide
May Aufderheide, composer was born
1985-05-21
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Mutya Buena
Mutya Buena, English singer (ex-Sugababes) was born
1986-05-21
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Myra
Myra, Mexican-American singer was born
1992-05-21
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Olivia Olson
Olivia Olson, American singer and actress was born
1880-05-21
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Pablo Luna y Carne
Pablo Luna y Carne, composer was born
1924-05-21
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Robert Parris
Robert Parris, Philadelphia, composer (Book of Imaginery Beings) was born
1932-05-21
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Robert Sherlaw Johnson
Robert Sherlaw Johnson, composer was born
1941-05-21
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Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout) was born
1949-05-21
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Rosalind Plowright
Rosalind Plowright, British soprano (Aida, Senta) was born
1955-05-21
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Stan Lynch
Stan Lynch, Gainesville Fl, rock drummer (Tommy Petty & Heartbreakers) was born
1935-05-21
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Terry Lightfoot
Terry Lightfoot, clarinetist/bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen) was born
1972-05-21
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The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace]
The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], New York City, New York, rapper (Life After Death), (d. 1997) was born
1940-05-21
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Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan, Norwich, Norfolk,singer-songwriter and guitarist, (d. 2013) was born
1722-05-21
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Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle
Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer was born
1957-05-21
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Aleksandr Vertinsky
Aleksandr Vertinsky, Russian singer (b. 1889)
2006-05-21
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Billy Walker
Billy Walker, American singer (b. 1929)
1983-05-21
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Finn Einar Mortensen
Finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61
1895-05-21
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Franz von Suppe
Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76
1885-05-21
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Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin
Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73
1926-05-21
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Georgy L'vovich Catoire
Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65
1844-05-21
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Guiseppi Baini
Guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68
1954-05-21
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Janos Hammerschlag
Janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68
1817-05-21
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Johann Friedrich Christmann
Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64
1860-05-21
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Johannes Frederick Frohlich
Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53
1812-05-21
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Joseph Wolfl
Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38
1999-05-21
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Karnail "Bugz" Pitts
Karnail "Bugz" Pitts, American rapper (D12) (b. 1979)
1897-05-21
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Karol Mikuli
Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77
2006-05-21
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Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham, American dancer (b. 1909)
1996-05-21
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Peter Fletcher
Peter Fletcher, music teacher, dies at 60
1815-05-21
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Roman Hoffstetter
Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73
1976-05-21
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Sulo Nikolai Salonen
Sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer, dies at 77
1973-05-21
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Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe, singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 61
1983-05-21
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David Bowie
David Bowie's "Let's "Dance," single goes #1
1979-05-21
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Elton John
Elton John becomes 1st western rocker to perform live in USSR
1941-05-21
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Johan Heesters
Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp
1892-05-21
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Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci" premieres in Milan
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