1901-04-02
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Anis Fuleihan
Anis Fuleihan, composer was born
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1877-04-02
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Arnold Schering
Arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik) was born
1962-04-02
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Billy Dean
Billy Dean, Quincy Fla, country singer (Billy the Kid) was born
1911-04-02
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Charles "Honi" Coles
Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer (Tap) was born
1972-04-02
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Chico Slimani
Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer was born
1735-04-02
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Christian Gotthilf Tag
Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born
1628-04-02
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Constantin Christian Dedekind
Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born
1902-04-02
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Danilo Svara
Danilo Svara, composer was born
1953-04-02
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David Robinson
David Robinson, drummer (Cars) was born
1959-04-02
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Dean Townson
Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake) was born
1975-04-02
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Deedee Magno
Deedee Magno, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) was born
1948-04-02
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Dimitris Mitropanos
Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer was born
1868-04-02
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Eduard Jacobs
Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) was born
1947-04-02
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris, Birmingham Alabama, country singer (Together Again) was born
1728-04-02
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Franz Asplmayr
Franz Asplmayr, composer was born
1803-04-02
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Franz Paul Lachner
Franz Paul Lachner, composer was born
1735-04-02
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Franz Volrath Buttstett
Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer was born
1966-04-02
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Garnet Silk
Garnet Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994) was born
1632-04-02
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Georg Caspar Weckler
Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born
1763-04-02
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Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari
Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer was born
1733-04-02
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Giacomo Tritto
Giacomo Tritto, composer was born
1930-04-02
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Girolamo Arriego
Girolamo Arriego, composer was born
1943-04-02
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Glen Dale
Glen Dale, [Richard Garforth], rock vocalist (Fortunes Deal) was born
1967-04-02
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Greg Camp
Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth) was born
1900-04-02
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Heinrich Besseler
Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist was born
1974-04-02
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Håkan Hellström
Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician was born
1931-04-02
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Imre Olsvai
Imre Olsvai, composer was born
1909-04-02
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Jean Kurt Forest
Jean Kurt Forest, composer was born
1979-04-02
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Jesse Carmichael
Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born
1961-04-02
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Keren Jane Woodward
Keren Jane Woodward, Bristol England, rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus) was born
1946-04-02
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Kurt Winter
Kurt Winter, rocker (Guess Who) was born
1943-04-02
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Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell, Galveston Tx, jazz guitarist (11th House) was born
1941-04-02
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell, Lawton KS, pianist/singer (Carny) was born
1952-04-02
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Leon Wilkerson
Leon Wilkerson, rocker (Lynard Skynard) was born
1917-04-02
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Lou Monte
Lou Monte, NJ, singer (Peppino the Italian Mouse) was born
1939-04-02
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Marvin Gaye (Jr)
Marvin Gaye (Jr), Wash DC, singer (Sexual Healing) was born
1928-04-02
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Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, [Ginsburg], Russian/French singer (Ford Mustang) was born
1905-04-02
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Serge Lifar
Serge Lifar, Kiev, dancer, choreographer (Paris Opera Ballet) was born
1954-04-02
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Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician was born
1817-04-02
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Teodulo Mabellini
Teodulo Mabellini, composer was born
1983-04-02
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Yung Joc
Yung Joc, American rapper was born
1987-04-02
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich, drummer/orchestra leader (Away We Go), dies at 69
2003-04-02
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Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)
1803-04-02
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Hieronymus van Alphen
Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56
1932-04-02
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Hugo Kaun
Hugo Kaun, composer, dies at 69
1758-04-02
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Johann Balthasar Konig
Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67
1705-04-02
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Johann Lohner
Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59
1995-04-02
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Julius Arthur Hemphill
Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist, dies at 57
1944-04-02
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Mikulas Moyzes
Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71
1992-04-02
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Paula Kelly
Paula Kelly, singer/actress (Sweet Charity), dies at 72
1784-04-02
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Pierre Leclair
Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74
1965-04-02
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Renzo Bossi
Renzo Bossi, composer, dies at 81
1951-04-02
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Simon Barere
Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall
1961-04-02
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Wallingford Riegger
Wallingford Riegger, US composer (Bacchangle), dies at 75
1800-04-02
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Ludwig V. Beethoven
1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C
1968-04-02
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The Beatles
Beatles form Python Music Ltd
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