1896-02-16
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Alexander Brailowsky
Alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist (Chopin) was born
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1961-02-16
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Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) was born
1943-02-16
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Anthony Dowell
Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer (Royal Ballet) was born
1934-02-16
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Austin "Ted" Taylor
Austin "Ted" Taylor, US gospel/R&B-singer (Be Ever Wonderful) was born
1836-02-16
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Benjamin Edward Woolf
Benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer was born
1684-02-16
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Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský
Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Nymburk, Bohemia, Czech monk/composer was born
1709-02-16
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Charles Avison
Charles Avison, composer was born
1790-02-16
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Chretien Urhan
Chretien Urhan, composer was born
1965-02-16
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Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer) was born
1979-02-16
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Eric Mun
Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa) was born
1907-02-16
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Fernando Previtali
Fernando Previtali, composer was born
1826-02-16
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Franz von Holstein
Franz von Holstein, composer was born
1942-02-16
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Gabriel Brncic
Gabriel Brncic, composer was born
1922-02-16
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Geraint Evans
Geraint Evans, British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn) was born
1939-02-16
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Harold Kalin
Harold Kalin, singer was born
1958-02-16
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Ice-T [Tracy Marrow]
Ice-T [Tracy Marrow], Newark, New Jersey, American rapper and actor (New Jack City, Tank Girl, Crazy Six) was born
1952-02-16
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James Ingram
James Ingram, Akron, Ohio, American vocalist (Just Once) was born
1955-02-16
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Jeff Clayton
Jeff Clayton, US jazz saxophonist/composer (Groove Shop) was born
1914-02-16
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Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely, Mineola Ark, country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee) was born
1866-02-16
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Johann Strauss
Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King) was born
1962-02-16
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John Balance
John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004) was born
1938-02-16
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John Corigliano
John Corigliano, NYC, composer (Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles) was born
1905-02-16
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Jose Munoz Molleda
Jose Munoz Molleda, composer was born
1950-02-16
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Kazuki Tomokawa
Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer was born
1974-02-16
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Kimberly Dawn Whipany
Kimberly Dawn Whipany, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) was born
1976-02-16
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Kyo
Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey) was born
1920-02-16
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Lee Russell
Lee Russell, Cleveland Oh, vocalist (Vincent Lopez) was born
1847-02-16
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Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) was born
1912-02-16
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Machito "Frank Grillo"
Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader (created salsa music) was born
1874-02-16
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Marie Gutheil-Schoder
Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born
1910-02-16
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Miguel Bernal Jiminez
Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer was born
1975-02-16
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Nanase Aikawa
Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer was born
1854-02-16
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Oscar Fetras
Oscar Fetras, composer was born
1932-02-16
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Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell, composer/singer was born
1918-02-16
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Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American vocalist (Andrews Sisters) was born
1930-02-16
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Peggy King
Peggy King, Greensburg Pa, vocalist/actress (George Gobel Show) was born
1774-02-16
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Pierre Rode
Pierre Rode, composer was born
1950-02-16
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Roman Tam
Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. 2002) was born
1878-02-16
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Selim Palmgren
Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) was born
1890-02-16
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Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov
Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer was born
1813-02-16
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Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky
Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born
1970-02-16
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Serdar Ortac
Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar was born
1935-02-16
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Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono, Detroit, vocalist (Sonny & Cher)/(Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98) was born
1962-02-16
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Tony Kiley
Tony Kiley, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways) was born
1921-02-16
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Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe]
Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe], Norwood, Ohio, American actress/dancer (Wonder Man) was born
1982-02-16
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, American rapper was born
1901-02-16
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Wayne King
Wayne King, Savannah Ill, saxophonist/bandleader (Waltz King) was born
1856-02-16
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Willem Kes
Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) was born
1916-02-16
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William Ballard Doggett
William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician was born
1910-02-16
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Albert Heinrich Zabel
Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75
2004-02-16
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Doris Troy
Doris Troy, American singer (b. 1937)
1928-02-16
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Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)
1944-02-16
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Edmund von Borck
Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37
1915-02-16
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Emil Waldteufel
Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies
1829-02-16
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Francois-Joseph Gossec
Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95
1825-02-16
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George Gerson
George Gerson, composer, dies at 34
1968-02-16
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Healey Willan
Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87
1981-02-16
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Howard Hanson
Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84
1803-02-16
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Jan V clav Stich
Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56
1823-02-16
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Johann Gottfried Schict
Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69
1653-02-16
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Johannes Schultz
Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70
1963-02-16
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Laszlo Lajtha
Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70
2013-02-16
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Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies at 72
1864-02-16
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Vaclav Jindrich Veit
Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58
1996-02-16
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Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, American blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80
1779-02-16
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William Boyce
William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies
1892-02-16
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Jules Massenet
Opera "Werther" by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna
1968-02-16
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The Beatles
Beatles George Harrison & John Lennon & wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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