1970
Event
The Beatles
The Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
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Born on April 11
1916
Birth
Alberto E Ginastera
Alberto E Ginastera, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Panambi) was born
1922
Birth
Alexander Raichev
Alexander Raichev, composer was born
1681
Birth
Anne Danican Philidor
Anne Danican Philidor, composer was born
1859
Birth
Basil Harwood
Basil Harwood, composer was born
1969
Birth
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer was born
1775
Birth
Charles-Francois Dumonchau
Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer was born
1969
Birth
Chisato Moritaka
Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer was born
1979
Birth
Chris Gaylor
Chris Gaylor, American drummer was born
1970
Birth
Delroy Pearson
Delroy Pearson, rock vocalist (Five Star-Between the Lines) was born
1638
Birth
Diogo Diaz Melgaz
Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born
1927
Birth
Domenico Guaccero
Domenico Guaccero, composer was born
1961
Birth
Doug Hopkins
Doug Hopkins, American musician was born
1881
Birth
Harvey Bartlett Gaul
Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer was born
1682
Birth
Jean-Joseph Mouret
Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer was born
1769
Birth
Johann Georg Lickl
Johann Georg Lickl, composer was born
1602
Birth
Johann Neukrantz
Johann Neukrantz, composer was born
1964
Birth
Johann Sebastian Paetsch
Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist was born
1715
Birth
John Alcock
John Alcock, composer was born
1840
Birth
John Conrad Nordqvist
John Conrad Nordqvist, composer was born
1838
Birth
Joseph Leopold Rockel
Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born
1987
Birth
Joss Stone
Joss Stone, English singer was born
1908
Birth
Karel Ancerl
Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto) was born
1930
Birth
Kazuo Fukushima
Kazuo Fukushima, composer was born
1815
Birth
Klara Fey
Klara Fey, German orchestra leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) was born
1931
Birth
Koichi Sugiyama
Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer was born
1966
Birth
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer (Around the World) was born
1779
Birth
Louise Reichardt
Louise Reichardt, composer was born
1932
Birth
Max Schubel
Max Schubel, composer was born
1979
Birth
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist was born
1889
Birth
Nick LaRocca
Nick LaRocca, US jazz coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag) (d. 1961) was born
1971
Birth
Oliver Riedel
Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein) was born
1951
Birth
Paul Fox
Paul Fox, English guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007) was born
1935
Birth
Pierre Kartner
Pierre Kartner, [Father Abraham], Dutch singer (Smurf Song) was born
1735
Birth
Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye
Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer was born
1586
Birth
Pietro Della Valle
Pietro Della Valle, composer was born
1935
Birth
Richard Berry
Richard Berry, musician was born
1951
Birth
Robbie House
Robbie House, rocker (Snuff) was born
1926
Birth
Robert Hall Lewis
Robert Hall Lewis, composer was born
1979
Birth
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician was born
1964
Birth
Steve Azar
Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter was born
1958
Birth
Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist/guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) was born
1901
Birth
Theodor Rogalski
Theodor Rogalski, composer was born
1978
Birth
Tom Thacker
Tom Thacker, Canadian musician was born
1926
Birth
Victor Bouchard
Victor Bouchard, Quebec pianist and composer was born
1907
Birth
William Henry Swinburne
William Henry Swinburne, music teacher was born
1958
Birth
William Stuart Adamson
William Stuart Adamson, Manchester, rock guitarist (Big Country) was born
Died on April 11
1992
Death
Adele Dixon
Adele Dixon, singer/actress (Uneasy Virtue), dies of pneumonia at 83
2022
Death
Charnett Moffett
Charnett Moffett died
2000
Death
Diana Darvey
Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945)
1961
Death
Francis de Bourguignon
Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70
2026
Death
Ilse von Alpenheim
Ilse von Alpenheim died
1901
Death
Ivar Christian Hallstrom
Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74
1810
Death
Jakob Zupan
Jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75
2006
Death
June Pointer
June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
2011
Death
La Esterella
La Esterella, Flemish singer (b. 1919)
2020
Death
Liu Dehai
Liu Dehai died
2023
Death
Lotti Krekel
Lotti Krekel died
1853
Death
Louis Emmanuel Eadin
Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies
1969
Death
Ludvig Irgens Jensen
Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer, dies at 74
1729
Death
Manuel de Egues
Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71
1648
Death
Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern
Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53
2025
Death
Max Romeo
Max Romeo died
2025
Death
Mike Berry
Mike Berry died
2026
Death
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook died
1936
Death
Mitya Stillman
Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44
2024
Death
Park Bo-ram
Park Bo-ram died
2006
Death
Proof
Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
1887
Death
Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky
Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54
2001
Death
Sandy Bull
Sandy Bull, American musician (b. 1941)
1952
Death
Wadi' Sabra
Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76
2021
Death
Zoran Simjanović
Zoran Simjanović died
Releases & milestones on April 11
2025
Event
Epica
Epica released the album 'Aspiral'
1956
Event
Nat Cole
Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites
1936
Event
Richard Rodgers
Rodgers & Hart's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in NYC
1970
Event
The Beatles
The Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
2024
Event
Tini Stoessel
Tini Stoessel released the album 'Un Mechón de Pelo'
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