1942
Birth
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites) was born
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Born on July 16
1949
Birth
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Night Ranger) was born
1918
Birth
Bayani Casimiro
Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (d. 1989) was born
1928
Birth
Bella Davidovich
Bella Davidovich, Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel) was born
1936
Birth
Buddy Merrill
Buddy Merrill, Torrey Utah, guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1925
Birth
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader, American musician (d. 1982) was born
1834
Birth
Carlo Angeloni
Carlo Angeloni, composer was born
1903
Birth
Carmen Lombardo
Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician (d. 1971) was born
1855
Birth
Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born
1942
Birth
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites) was born
1971
Birth
Ed Kowalczyk
Ed Kowalczyk, American singer (Live) was born
1858
Birth
Eugene Ysaye
Eugene Ysaye, composer was born
1960
Birth
Eus van Someren
Eus van Someren, pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw) was born
1901
Birth
Fritz Mahler
Fritz Mahler, composer was born
1725
Birth
Georg Simon Lohlein
Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born
1911
Birth
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers, [Virginia McMath], Independ Mo, dancer (Gay Divorcee) was born
1904
Birth
Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines) was born
1728
Birth
Henri Moreau
Henri Moreau, composer was born
1848
Birth
Henri[cus A] Viotta
Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born
1956
Birth
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division-Transmission) was born
1975
Birth
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver, Welsh keyboardist was born
1932
Birth
John Chilton
John Chilton, jazz trumpeter was born
1909
Birth
John Edward "Teddy" Buckner
John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter was born
1930
Birth
John Everett Watts
John Everett Watts, composer was born
1822
Birth
Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born
1994
Birth
Mark Indelicato
Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor was born
1903
Birth
Mary Philbin
Mary Philbin, Chicago IL, actress (Phantom of the Opera) was born
1958
Birth
Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley, Chicago Ill, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance) was born
1972
Birth
Mindy Carson
Mindy Carson, NYC, vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue) was born
1941
Birth
Mišo Kovač
Mišo Kovač, Croatian musician was born
1948
Birth
Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/violist (Leventritt 1967) was born
1912
Birth
Ray Barr
Ray Barr, NYC, pianist (Vincent Lopez Show) was born
1949
Birth
Ray Major
Ray Major, rock guitarist (British Lions) was born
1948
Birth
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor was born
1933
Birth
Sollie McElroy
Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops) was born
1952
Birth
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne) was born
1938
Birth
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson, composer was born
1947
Birth
Tom Boggs
Tom Boggs, rock drummer (Box Tops) was born
1950
Birth
Tom Terrell
Tom Terrell, musicologist, deejay was born
1940
Birth
Tony Jackson
Tony Jackson, Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist (Searchers) was born
1939
Birth
William Bell
William Bell, [Yarborough], US singer (Tryin' to Love Two) was born
Died on July 16
2024
Death
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon died
1984
Death
Billy Williams
Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
2021
Death
Biz Markie
Biz Markie died
2005
Death
Camillo Felgen
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, and entertainer (b. 1920)
2003
Death
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz, Cuban musician (b. 1924)
1995
Death
Charles Bruck
Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83
2025
Death
Connie Francis
Connie Francis died
1698
Death
Cristoph Kaldenbach
Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
2025
Death
Eero Raittinen
Eero Raittinen died
1972
Death
Giorgio Nataletti
Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65
1981
Death
Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38
1989
Death
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81
1999
Death
Hiromi Yanagihara
Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. 1979)
2024
Death
Irène Schweizer
Irène Schweizer died
1762
Death
Jacques Hotteterre
Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
2020
Death
Jamie Oldaker
Jamie Oldaker died
2023
Death
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin died
2008
Death
Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford, American singer of traditional pop music (b. 1917)
1729
Death
Johann David Heinichen
Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46
1996
Death
John Panozzo
John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48
2012
Death
Jon Lord
Jon Lord, English musician, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
2012
Death
Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells, American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
1868
Death
Louis-Francois Dauprat
Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87
1916
Death
Ludwig P Scharwenka
Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
1917
Death
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
1972
Death
Max Zehnder
Max Zehnder, composer, dies at 70
2022
Death
Mickey Rooney Jr.
Mickey Rooney Jr. died
1990
Death
Sidney Torch
Sidney Torch, English composer, conductor and organist (b. 1908)
1995
Death
Travis Kemp
Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
2024
Death
Ulf Dageby
Ulf Dageby died
2020
Death
Víctor Víctor
Víctor Víctor died
1985
Death
Wayne King
Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84
Releases & milestones on July 16
2021
Event
Clairo
Clairo released the album 'Sling'
2021
Event
John Mayer
John Mayer released the album 'Sob Rock'
2021
Event
Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke released the album 'Faith'
2021
Event
Powerwolf
Powerwolf released the album 'Call of the Wild'
2021
Event
Willow Smith
Willow Smith released the album 'Lately I Feel Everything'
1782
Event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna
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