On This Day in Music: June 13

1701 Birth

Angelo Antonio Caroli

Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer was born

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1765 Birth

Anton Eberl

Anton Eberl, composer was born

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1761 Birth

Anton Wranitzky

Anton Wranitzky, composer was born

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1829 Birth

Antonio Zamara

Antonio Zamara, composer was born

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1954 Birth

Bo [Robert] Donaldson

Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist (Billy Don't Be a Hero) was born

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1940 Birth

Bobby Freeman

Bobby Freeman, SF, rocker (Do You Want to Dance) was born

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1899 Birth

Carlos Chavez

Carlos Chavez, Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfonia India) was born

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1757 Birth

Christian Ludwig Dieter

Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer was born

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1964 Birth

Christian Wilhelm Berger

Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian composer was born

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1946 Birth

Danny Klein

Danny Klein, rocker was born

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1968 Birth

David Gray

David Gray, British musician was born

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1968 Birth

Deniece Peterson

Deniece Peterson, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel) was born

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1949 Birth

Dennis Locorriere

Dennis Locorriere, Union City NJ, rock guitarist (Dr Hook) was born

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1905 Birth

Doc Cheatham

Doc Cheatham, jazz musician was born

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1869 Birth

Ede Poldini

Ede Poldini, composer was born

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1941 Birth

Esther Ofarim

Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer was born

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1627 Birth

Fidel Molitor

Fidel Molitor, composer was born

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1938 Birth

Gwynne Howell

Gwynne Howell, British opera singer was born

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1736 Birth

Henryk Klein

Henryk Klein, composer was born

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1942 Birth

James Carr

James Carr, US, gospel singer (To Love Somebody) was born

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1969 Birth

Jamie Walters

Jamie Walters, actor/singer (Heights, Beverly Hills 90210, Shout) was born

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1976 Birth

Jason 'J' Brown

Jason 'J' Brown, English Singer was born

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1954 Birth

Jorge Santana

Jorge Santana, rocker (Malo) was born

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1863 Birth

Josef Venantius von Woss

Josef Venantius von Woss, composer was born

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1824 Birth

Julius Eichberg

Julius Eichberg, composer was born

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1973 Birth

Kasia Kowalska

Kasia Kowalska, Polish pop rock singer was born

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1927 Birth

Knut Wiggen

Knut Wiggen, composer was born

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1976 Birth

Kym Marsh

Kym Marsh, English singer, actress, & T.V. presenter was born

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1919 Birth

Leif Kayser

Leif Kayser, composer was born

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1989 Birth

Lisa Tucker

Lisa Tucker, American singer was born

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1951 Birth

Liz Phillips

Liz Phillips, composer was born

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1965 Birth

Lukas Ligeti

Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer was born

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1875 Birth

Max d' Ollone

Max d' Ollone, composer was born

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1972 Birth

Natalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMaster, Canadian musician was born

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1963 Birth

Paul De Lisle

Paul De Lisle, American musician (Smash Mouth) was born

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1903 Birth

Philipp Kutev

Philipp Kutev, composer was born

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1985 Birth

Raz-B

Raz-B, American singer (B2K) was born

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1954 Birth

Rita Cadillac

Rita Cadillac, Brazilian dancer was born

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1970 Birth

Rivers Cuomo

Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer) was born

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1980 Birth

Sarah Connor

Sarah Connor, German singer was born

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1974 Birth

Selma Björnsdóttir

Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer was born

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1592 Birth

Tobias Michael

Tobias Michael, composer was born

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1973 Birth

Ville Laihiala

Ville Laihiala, Finnish musician (Sentenced, Poisonblack) was born

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1973 Death

Alvin Derold Etler

Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60

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2024 Death

Angela Bofill

Angela Bofill died

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1873 Death

Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani

Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51

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1713 Death

Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist/composer, dies at about 49

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1986 Death

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77

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1972 Death

Clyde L Mcphatter

Clyde L Mcphatter, US singer (Drifters-Without Love), dies at 39

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1928 Death

Damaso Ledesma

Damaso Ledesma, composer, dies at 60

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2005 Death

David Diamond

David Diamond, American composer (b. 1915)

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1995 Death

David Parry

David Parry, guitarist, dies 53

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1962 Death

Eugene Goossens

Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69

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1973 Death

Frantisek Suchy

Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 82

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1994 Death

Igor Youskevitch

Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82

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1550 Death

Johann Spangenberg

Johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66

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2021 Death

John Gabriel

John Gabriel died

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2021 Death

Ken Burgess

Ken Burgess died

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2025 Death

Louis Moholo

Louis Moholo died

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2020 Death

Marc Zermati

Marc Zermati died

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1984 Death

Marinus de Jong

Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92

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1839 Death

Martin-Pierre Dalvimare

Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66

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1954 Death

Nikolai Obouhov

Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62

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2021 Death

Raul de Souza

Raul de Souza died

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2024 Death

Skowa

Skowa died

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1976 Event

Bob Marley

Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam

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1855 Event

Giuseppe Verdi

Opera "Les Vêpres Sicilenne" by Giuseppe Verdi is produced (Paris)

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2005 Event

Michael Jackson

A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.

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1970 Event

The Beatles

Beatles' "Long & Winding Road," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks

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2025 Event

The Cure

The Cure released the album 'Mixes of a Lost World'

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1969 Event

The Rolling Stones

Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins Rolling Stones

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