1878-02-28
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Artur Kapp
Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born
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1943-02-28
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Barbara Acklin
Barbara Acklin, [Allen], Chicago, R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman) was born
1984-02-28
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Ben Fagan
Ben Fagan, American musician and reality show contestant was born
1951-02-28
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Bill Cratty
Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998) was born
1942-02-28
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Brian Jones
Brian Jones, [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones], English rock guitarist (Rolling Stones) was born
1943-02-28
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Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein, American composer was born
1957-02-28
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Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist (B-52's-Love Shack) was born
1943-02-28
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Donny Iris
Donny Iris, singer was born
1952-02-28
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Eddie Manion
Eddie Manion, saxophonist was born
1920-02-28
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Edward Kassner
Edward Kassner, music publisher was born
1969-02-28
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Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo, singer (Forgive Me For Dreaming) was born
1985-02-28
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Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer was born
1882-02-28
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Geraldine Farrar
Geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer) was born
1895-02-28
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Guiomar Novaes
Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit) was born
1857-02-28
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Gustave Adolph Kerker
Gustave Adolph Kerker, composer was born
1957-02-28
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Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley, keyboardist was born
1977-02-28
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Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean, American country singer was born
1978-02-28
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Jeanne Cherhal
Jeanne Cherhal, French Singer-songwriter was born
1958-02-28
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Jeanne Mas
Jeanne Mas, French singer and actress was born
1940-02-28
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Joe South
Joe South, Atlanta, Georgia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), (d. 2012) was born
1876-02-28
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John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift) was born
1939-02-28
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John Fahey
John Fahey, singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) was born
1929-02-28
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Joseph Rouleau
Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer was born
1854-02-28
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Juliusz Zarebski
Juliusz Zarebski, composer was born
1971-02-28
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Junya Nakano
Junya Nakano, Japanese composer was born
1747-02-28
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Justin Morgan
Justin Morgan, composer was born
1616-02-28
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Kaspar Forster
Kaspar Forster, composer was born
1967-02-28
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Marcus Lillington
Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist (Breathe-All I Need) was born
1988-02-28
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Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress was born
1941-02-28
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Marty Sanders
Marty Sanders, rock vocalist was born
1969-02-28
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Patrick Monahan
Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train) was born
1957-02-28
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Paul Delph
Paul Delph, American musician and producer (d. 1996) was born
1955-02-28
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Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want) was born
1882-02-28
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Richard Heinrich Stein
Richard Heinrich Stein, composer was born
1910-02-28
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Roman Maciejewski
Roman Maciejewski, composer was born
1945-02-28
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Ronnie Rosman
Ronnie Rosman, rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion) was born
1877-02-28
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Sergei Bortkiewicz
Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer was born
1926-02-28
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Seymour Shifrin
Seymour Shifrin, composer was born
1926-02-28
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Stanley Glasser
Stanley Glasser, composer was born
1950-02-28
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Stephen Chatman
Stephen Chatman, composer was born
1939-02-28
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Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune, Wichita Falls Tx, dancer/choreographer (Boyfriend) was born
1890-02-28
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Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS) was born
1875-02-28
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Viliam Figus
Viliam Figus, composer was born
1921-02-28
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Vladimir Sommer
Vladimir Sommer, composer was born
1952-02-28
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William Finn
William Finn, American composer was born
1887-02-28
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William Zorach
William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born
1934-02-28
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo, NYC, jazz drummer (Cos) was born
1989-02-28
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Zhang Liyin
Zhang Liyin, Chinese R&B singer was born
2007-02-28
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Billy Thorpe
Billy Thorpe, Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. 1946)
1876-02-28
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Charles Edward Horsley
Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53
1935-02-28
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Chiquinha Gonzaga
Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer (b. 1847).
1985-02-28
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David Byron
David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)
1796-02-28
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Friedrich Wilhelm Rust
Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56
2002-02-28
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Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)
1737-02-28
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Hercule Brehy
Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63
1995-02-28
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Herman "Ace" Wallace
Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69
1975-02-28
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Istvan Kardos
Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83
1929-02-28
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John Ebenezer West
John Ebenezer West, composer, dies at 65
1961-02-28
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Joris Vriamont
Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
1992-02-28
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La Lupe
La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53
1995-02-28
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Max Rudolf
Max Rudolf, conductor, dies at 92
2008-02-28
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Mike Smith
Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five) (b. 1943)
1987-02-28
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Nora Kaye
Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at 67
1609-02-28
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Paul Sartorius
Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39
1985-02-28
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Ray Ellington
Ray Ellington, English singer (b. 1916)
1993-02-28
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Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82
1949-02-28
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Stanley Robert Marchant
Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65
1922-02-28
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Vicente Lleo
Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51
1996-02-28
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Alanis Morissette
38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins
1862-02-28
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Charles Gounod
Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris
1819-02-28
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Franz Schubert
1st public performance of a Franz Schubert song, "Schäfers Klageleid"
1728-02-28
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George Frideric Handel
George F Handel's opera "Siroe, re di Persia," premieres in London
1902-02-28
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Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet's opera premieres in Monte Carlo
1984-02-28
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Michael Jackson
26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
1976-02-28
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Natalie Cole
18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins
1966-02-28
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The Beatles
Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes
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