1965
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The Beatles
Beatles are awarded MBE
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Born on June 12
1857
Birth
Achille Simonetti
Achille Simonetti, composer was born
1897
Birth
Alexandre Tansman
Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique) was born
1992
Birth
Allie DiMeco
Allie DiMeco American musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band) was born
1900
Birth
Amadeo Roldan
Amadeo Roldan, composer was born
1909
Birth
Archie Bleyer
Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey) was born
1948
Birth
Barry Bailey
Barry Bailey, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section) was born
1982
Birth
Ben Blackwell
Ben Blackwell, American musician was born
1914
Birth
Bill Kenny
Bill Kenny, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer (The Bill Kenny Show), (d. 2012) was born
1968
Birth
Bobby Sheehan
Bobby Sheehan, American musician (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999) was born
1951
Birth
Brad Delp
Brad Delp, guitarist (Boston-More Than a Feeling) was born
1951
Birth
Bun E Carlos
Bun E Carlos, [Brad Carlson], rock drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police) was born
1941
Birth
Chick Corea
Chick Corea, Chelsea Mass, jazz pianist (Delhpi I, Toy Dance) was born
1985
Birth
Chris Young
Chris Young, American musician was born
1965
Birth
Cindy Lee Berryhill
Cindy Lee Berryhill, US singer/songwriter (Baby) was born
1952
Birth
Dale Krantz
Dale Krantz, singer (Rossington-Collins Band) was born
1912
Birth
Eddie Williams
Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist was born
1904
Birth
Eino Roiha
Eino Roiha, composer was born
1903
Birth
Emmett Hardy
Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. 1925) was born
1965
Birth
Filip Topol
Filip Topol, Czech musician and writer was born
1907
Birth
Giorgio Nataletti
Giorgio Nataletti, composer was born
1944
Birth
Howard Cowart
Howard Cowart, rocker was born
1932
Birth
Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Gomer Pyle) was born
1892
Birth
John Donald Robb
John Donald Robb, composer was born
1959
Birth
John Linnell
John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants) was born
1983
Birth
Josh Dies
Josh Dies, American author and musician (Showbread) was born
1881
Birth
Juan de Hernandez
Juan de Hernandez, composer was born
1468
Birth
Juan del Encina
Juan del Encina, composer was born
1977
Birth
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American blues-rock guitarist was born
1922
Birth
Leif Thybo
Leif Thybo, composer was born
1942
Birth
Len Barry
Len Barry, [Leonard Borisoff], Philadelphia, American rocker (1-2-3-Dovells) was born
1909
Birth
Mansel Treharne Thomas
Mansel Treharne Thomas, composer was born
1526
Birth
Marc-Antoine de Muret
Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born
1944
Birth
Maurice Jackson
Maurice Jackson, US singer (Independents-Leaving You) was born
1876
Birth
Narciso Garay
Narciso Garay, composer was born
1952
Birth
Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen, Glasgow Scotland, composer (Chicara) was born
1962
Birth
Paul Clark
Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi) was born
1952
Birth
Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon, English musician (The Pretenders) (d. 1983) was born
1914
Birth
Peter Lancelot Williams
Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist was born
1958
Birth
Rebecca Holden
Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer was born
1941
Birth
Reg[inald] Presley
Reg[inald] Presley, [Ball], rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing), (d. 2013) was born
1928
Birth
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman, composer/lyricist (Mary Poppins) was born
1842
Birth
Rikard Nordraak
Rikard Nordraak, composer was born
1953
Birth
Rocky Burnette
Rocky Burnette, Memphis, rock vocalist (Towing the Line) was born
1941
Birth
Roy Harper
Roy Harper, English musician was born
1985
Birth
Tasha-Ray Evin
Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian musician (Lillix) was born
1928
Birth
Vic Damone
Vic Damone, [Vito Farinola], Bkln, singer (Street Where You Live) was born
1885
Birth
Werner Erich Josten
Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle) was born
1874
Birth
Willem Landre
Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer was born
1969
Birth
Zsolt Daczi
Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Omen, Bikini) (d. 2007) was born
Died on June 12
1995
Death
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75
1997
Death
Bulat Okudzhava
Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (b. 1924)
1616
Death
Cornelis F Schuyt
Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies
1968
Death
Fidelio Friedrich Finke
Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer, dies at 76
2023
Death
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti died
1887
Death
Gustav Weber
Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41
2006
Death
György Ligeti
György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
1966
Death
Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74
2021
Death
James Cohn
James Cohn died
1957
Death
James F "Jimmy" Dorsey
James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53
1947
Death
Jazeps Medins
Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70
1962
Death
John N Ireland
John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
2023
Death
Lee Clayton
Lee Clayton died
1989
Death
Lou Monte
Lou Monte, American singer (b. 1917)
1988
Death
Marcel Poot
Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87
1917
Death
Maria Teresa Carreno
Maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63
1761
Death
Meinrad Spiess
Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77
1989
Death
Peter Conrad Baden
Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80
1778
Death
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston, American merchant (signed Declaration of Independance), dies at 62
2020
Death
Ricky Valance
Ricky Valance died
2022
Death
Roman Bunka
Roman Bunka died
2023
Death
Treat Williams
Treat Williams died
1942
Death
Walter Leigh
Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36
1858
Death
William Horsley
William Horsley, composer, dies at 83
Releases & milestones on June 12
2020
Event
Chloe x Halle
Chloe x Halle released the album 'Ungodly Hour'
2020
Event
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher released the album 'MTV Unplugged: Live at Hull City Hall'
1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles are awarded MBE
1965
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
2025
Event
Twenty One Pilots
Twenty One Pilots released the album 'Breach'
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