1962-04-07
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Alain Robert
Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber was born
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1699-04-07
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Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer
Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer was born
1967-04-07
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Artemis Gounaki
Artemis Gounaki, composer, writer and music producer was born
1927-04-07
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Babatunde Olatunji
Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003) was born
1946-04-07
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Barbara Benary
Barbara Benary, composer was born
1915-04-07
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues) was born
1935-04-07
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Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare, Irontown Oh, country singer (Detroit City) was born
1952-04-07
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Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary, Burbank Ca, rock drummer (Knack-My Sharona) was born
1948-04-07
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Carol Douglas
Carol Douglas, American singer was born
1947-04-07
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Charles "skip" Pitts
Charles 'skip' Pitts, Washington D.C., soul and blues guitarist (Shaft), (d. 2012) was born
1937-04-07
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Charley Thomas
Charley Thomas, rocker (Drifters) was born
1694-04-07
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Coelestin Praelisauer
Coelestin Praelisauer, composer was born
1763-04-07
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Domenico Dragonetti
Domenico Dragonetti, composer was born
1895-04-07
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Eduardo Toldra
Eduardo Toldra, composer was born
1947-04-07
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Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk) was born
1938-04-07
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard, Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey) was born
1745-04-07
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Georg Druschetzky
Georg Druschetzky, composer was born
1748-04-07
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Georg Wenzel Ritter
Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer was born
1897-04-07
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Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud
Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud, composer [OS] was born
1727-04-07
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Henri Hardouin
Henri Hardouin, composer was born
1819-04-07
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Hubert Leonard
Hubert Leonard, composer was born
1924-04-07
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Ikuma Dan
Ikuma Dan, composer was born
1893-04-07
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Irene Castle
Irene Castle, dancer (leader in anti-vivisection movement) was born
1940-04-07
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Jan Wilhelm Morthenson
Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, composer was born
1951-04-07
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Janis Ian
Janis Ian, NYC, [Janis Eddy Fink], lesbian/folk rocker (At 17) was born
1826-04-07
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Johann Hermann Berens
Johann Hermann Berens, composer was born
1951-04-07
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John Dittrich
John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) was born
1949-04-07
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John Oates
John Oates, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl) was born
1870-04-07
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Joseph Ryeland
Joseph Ryeland, Belgian composer/Baron was born
1768-04-07
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Karl Theodor Toeschi
Karl Theodor Toeschi, composer was born
1922-04-07
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Kenneth Howard Peacock
Kenneth Howard Peacock, composer was born
1970-04-07
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Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist was born
1932-04-07
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Louis "Mr Bo" Collins
Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger was born
1945-04-07
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Megas
Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer was born
1943-04-07
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Mick Abrahams
Mick Abrahams, Luton, rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig) was born
1922-04-07
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Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003) was born
1924-04-07
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Nick Perito
Nick Perito, Denver Colorado, orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show) was born
1851-04-07
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Otto Adolf Klauwell
Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer was born
1947-04-07
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Patricia Bennett
Patricia Bennett, US singer (He's So Fine) was born
1940-04-07
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Patricia Paay
Patricia Paay, Dutch singer (You are not hip) was born
1918-04-07
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Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko, Syracuse NY, dixieland clarinetist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1908-04-07
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Percy Faith
Percy Faith, conductor (Summer Place) was born
1919-04-07
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Ralph Flanagan
Ralph Flanagan, Loraine Ohio, orchestra leader (Let's Dance) was born
1920-04-07
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Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, Varanasi, British India, musician (the Pandit), (d. 2012) was born
1899-04-07
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Robert Casadesus
Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972) was born
1943-04-07
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Roberta Shore
Roberta Shore, Monterrey Park, California, actress/singer (Virginian) was born
1960-04-07
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Simon Climie
Simon Climie, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Climie Fisher-Love Changes) was born
1943-04-07
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Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden, NYC, rock drummer (Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice) was born
1958-04-07
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Tony Aire
Tony Aire, rocker (Adventures-Sea of Love) was born
1971-04-07
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Victor Kraatz
Victor Kraatz, Berlin Ger, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th) was born
1858-04-07
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Anton Diabelli
Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76
1833-04-07
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Antoni Henryk Radziwill
Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57
1998-04-07
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Broery Marantika
Broery Marantika, Indonesian singer
1988-04-07
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Cesar Bresgen
Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74
1880-04-07
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Diederich Krug
Diederich Krug, composer, dies at 58
1978-04-07
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Ernest Kanitz
Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83
1877-04-07
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Errico Petrella
Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63
1767-04-07
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Franz Sparry
Franz Sparry, composer, dies at 51
2005-04-07
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Grigoris Bithikotsis
Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer (b. 1922)
1783-04-07
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Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71
1961-04-07
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Jesus Guridi
Jesus Guridi, composer, dies at 74
1778-04-07
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Johann Balthasar Kehl
Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52
1958-04-07
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Judge Jackson
Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75
1981-04-07
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Kit Lambert
Kit Lambert, British record producer and manager (The Who) (b. 1935)
1958-04-07
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Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov
Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer, dies at 58
1994-04-07
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Lee Brilleaux
Lee Brilleaux, British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41
1768-04-07
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Michel Mathieu
Michel Mathieu, composer, dies at 78
1973-04-07
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Nick Stuart
Nick Stuart, bandleader, dies of cancer at 69
1917-04-07
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Spyridon Filiskos Samaras
Spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53
1862-04-07
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Sydney Nelson
Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62
1961-04-07
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Yusef Greiss
Yusef Greiss, composer, dies at 61
1805-04-07
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Ludwig V. Beethoven
Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself)
1994-04-07
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Percy Sledge
Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion
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