1975
Birth
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim, American rapper was born
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Born on July 11
1824
Birth
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer was born
1914
Birth
Ahti Sonninen
Ahti Sonninen, composer was born
1932
Birth
Alex Hassilev
Alex Hassilev, rocker (Limeliters) was born
1973
Birth
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird, American musician was born
1954
Birth
Benny Defranco
Benny Defranco, rocker (Defrnco Family) was born
1950
Birth
Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited) was born
1836
Birth
Carlos Gomes
Carlos Gomes, composer was born
1841
Birth
Daniel de Lange
Daniel de Lange, Dutch composer was born
1960
Birth
David Baerwald
David Baerwald, American songwriter/composer, was born
1969
Birth
David Tao
David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter was born
1935
Birth
Frederick Hemke
Frederick Hemke, American saxophonist was born
1892
Birth
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini, composer was born
1927
Birth
Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt, Springfield Mass, conductor (Oslo Phil 1954-61) was born
1916
Birth
Howard Brubeck
Howard Brubeck, composer was born
1857
Birth
Iacob Moresianu
Iacob Moresianu, composer was born
1947
Birth
Jeff Hanna
Jeff Hanna, Detroit, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) was born
1972
Birth
Jussi 69
Jussi 69, Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes) was born
1983
Birth
Kelly Poon
Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer was born
1971
Birth
Leisha Hailey
Leisha Hailey, American actress and musician (Uh Huh Her) was born
1975
Birth
Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim, American rapper was born
1862
Birth
Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann
Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer was born
1983
Birth
Marie Serneholt
Marie Serneholt, Swedish musician (A*Teens) was born
1925
Birth
Mattiwilda Dobbs
Mattiwilda Dobbs, Atlanta, Ga, soprano was born
1966
Birth
Mel Appleby
Mel Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America) was born
1957
Birth
Michael Rose
Michael Rose, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive) was born
1925
Birth
Nicolai Gedda
Nicolai Gedda, Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor (Opera Two to Six) was born
1943
Birth
Oscar D'León
Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician was born
1837
Birth
Paul Lacombe
Paul Lacombe, composer was born
1957
Birth
Pete Murphy
Pete Murphy, rocker (Love Hysteria) was born
1983
Birth
Peter Cincotti
Peter Cincotti, American singer songwriter was born
1957
Birth
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy, British musician (Bauhaus) was born
1958
Birth
Ray Dodds
Ray Dodds, rocker (Fairground Attraction-You Send Me) was born
1959
Birth
Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora, Perth Amboy, NJ, guitarist, (Bon Jovi), boyfriend of Cher & Heather Locklear was born
1928
Birth
Robert Washburn
Robert Washburn, composer was born
1945
Birth
Robin Muyser
Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist (Les Baroques) was born
1926
Birth
Rodolfo Arizaga
Rodolfo Arizaga, composer was born
1975
Birth
Samer el Nahhal
Samer el Nahhal, Finnish musician (Lordi) was born
1965
Birth
Scott Shriner
Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer) was born
1987
Birth
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato, Japanese idol singer (NEWS) was born
1959
Birth
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist (My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner) was born
1984
Birth
Tanith Belbin
Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer was born
1938
Birth
Terry Garthwaite
Terry Garthwaite, US guitarist/singer (Joy of Cooking) was born
1931
Birth
Thurston Harris
Thurston Harris, Indianapolis, vocalist (Little Bitty Pretty One) was born
Died on July 11
1781
Death
Adolph Carl Kunzen
Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
1973
Death
Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov
Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72
1980
Death
Boleslaw Woytowicz
Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80
1826
Death
Carl Bernhard Wessely
Carl Bernhard Wessely, composer, dies at 57
1994
Death
Charles "Lefty" Edwards
Charles "Lefty" Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
2025
Death
David Kaff
David Kaff died
2023
Death
David Rosenmann-Taub
David Rosenmann-Taub died
2005
Death
Frances Langford
Frances Langford, American actress and singer (b. 1914)
1937
Death
George Gershwin
George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38
1999
Death
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest, American singer (b. 1917)
2001
Death
Herman Brood
Herman Brood, Dutch singer and artist (b. 1946)
1768
Death
Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu
Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer, dies at 66
1984
Death
Karel Mengelberg
Karel Mengelberg, composer, dies at 81
1994
Death
Lex P Humphries
Lex P Humphries, drummer, dies at 57
1996
Death
Louis Gottlieb
Louis Gottlieb, musician, dies at 72
1993
Death
Mario Bauza
Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
2022
Death
Monty Norman
Monty Norman died
2025
Death
Raymond Guiot
Raymond Guiot died
2024
Death
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall died
1950
Death
Timotei Popovici
Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79
2025
Death
Toni Cruz
Toni Cruz died
2010
Death
Walter Hawkins
Walter Hawkins, Gospel music singer
2023
Death
Yūzō Toyama
Yūzō Toyama died
Releases & milestones on July 11
2025
Event
Clipse
Clipse released the album 'Let God Sort Em Out'
2025
Event
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber released the album 'Swag'
2023
Event
Nmixx
Nmixx released the album 'A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream'
1969
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"
2025
Event
Twice
Twice released the album 'This Is For'
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