1916-04-11
Birth
Alberto E Ginastera
Alberto E Ginastera, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Panambi) was born
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1922-04-11
Birth
Alexander Raichev
Alexander Raichev, composer was born
1681-04-11
Birth
Anne Danican Philidor
Anne Danican Philidor, composer was born
1859-04-11
Birth
Basil Harwood
Basil Harwood, composer was born
1969-04-11
Birth
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer was born
1775-04-11
Birth
Charles-Francois Dumonchau
Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer was born
1969-04-11
Birth
Chisato Moritaka
Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer was born
1979-04-11
Birth
Chris Gaylor
Chris Gaylor, American drummer was born
1970-04-11
Birth
Delroy Pearson
Delroy Pearson, rock vocalist (Five Star-Between the Lines) was born
1638-04-11
Birth
Diogo Diaz Melgaz
Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born
1927-04-11
Birth
Domenico Guaccero
Domenico Guaccero, composer was born
1961-04-11
Birth
Doug Hopkins
Doug Hopkins, American musician was born
1881-04-11
Birth
Harvey Bartlett Gaul
Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer was born
1682-04-11
Birth
Jean-Joseph Mouret
Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer was born
1769-04-11
Birth
Johann Georg Lickl
Johann Georg Lickl, composer was born
1602-04-11
Birth
Johann Neukrantz
Johann Neukrantz, composer was born
1964-04-11
Birth
Johann Sebastian Paetsch
Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist was born
1715-04-11
Birth
John Alcock
John Alcock, composer was born
1840-04-11
Birth
John Conrad Nordqvist
John Conrad Nordqvist, composer was born
1838-04-11
Birth
Joseph Leopold Rockel
Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born
1987-04-11
Birth
Joss Stone
Joss Stone, English singer was born
1908-04-11
Birth
Karel Ancerl
Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto) was born
1930-04-11
Birth
Kazuo Fukushima
Kazuo Fukushima, composer was born
1815-04-11
Birth
Klara Fey
Klara Fey, German orchestra leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) was born
1931-04-11
Birth
Koichi Sugiyama
Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer was born
1966-04-11
Birth
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer (Around the World) was born
1779-04-11
Birth
Louise Reichardt
Louise Reichardt, composer was born
1932-04-11
Birth
Max Schubel
Max Schubel, composer was born
1979-04-11
Birth
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist was born
1889-04-11
Birth
Nick LaRocca
Nick LaRocca, US jazz coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag) (d. 1961) was born
1971-04-11
Birth
Oliver Riedel
Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein) was born
1951-04-11
Birth
Paul Fox
Paul Fox, English guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007) was born
1935-04-11
Birth
Pierre Kartner
Pierre Kartner, [Father Abraham], Dutch singer (Smurf Song) was born
1735-04-11
Birth
Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye
Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer was born
1586-04-11
Birth
Pietro Della Valle
Pietro Della Valle, composer was born
1935-04-11
Birth
Richard Berry
Richard Berry, musician was born
1951-04-11
Birth
Robbie House
Robbie House, rocker (Snuff) was born
1926-04-11
Birth
Robert Hall Lewis
Robert Hall Lewis, composer was born
1979-04-11
Birth
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician was born
1964-04-11
Birth
Steve Azar
Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter was born
1958-04-11
Birth
Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist/guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) was born
1901-04-11
Birth
Theodor Rogalski
Theodor Rogalski, composer was born
1978-04-11
Birth
Tom Thacker
Tom Thacker, Canadian musician was born
1926-04-11
Birth
Victor Bouchard
Victor Bouchard, Quebec pianist and composer was born
1907-04-11
Birth
William Henry Swinburne
William Henry Swinburne, music teacher was born
1958-04-11
Birth
William Stuart Adamson
William Stuart Adamson, Manchester, rock guitarist (Big Country) was born
1992-04-11
Death
Adele Dixon
Adele Dixon, singer/actress (Uneasy Virtue), dies of pneumonia at 83
2000-04-11
Death
Diana Darvey
Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945)
1961-04-11
Death
Francis de Bourguignon
Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70
1901-04-11
Death
Ivar Christian Hallstrom
Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74
1810-04-11
Death
Jakob Zupan
Jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75
2006-04-11
Death
June Pointer
June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
2011-04-11
Death
La Esterella
La Esterella, Flemish singer (b. 1919)
1853-04-11
Death
Louis Emmanuel Eadin
Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies
1969-04-11
Death
Ludvig Irgens Jensen
Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer, dies at 74
1729-04-11
Death
Manuel de Egues
Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71
1648-04-11
Death
Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern
Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53
1936-04-11
Death
Mitya Stillman
Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44
2006-04-11
Death
Proof
Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
1887-04-11
Death
Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky
Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54
2001-04-11
Death
Sandy Bull
Sandy Bull, American musician (b. 1941)
1952-04-11
Death
Wadi' Sabra
Wadi' Sabra, composer, dies at 76
1956-04-11
Event
Nat Cole
Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites
1936-04-11
Event
Richard Rodgers
Rodgers & Hart's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in NYC
1970-04-11
Event
The Beatles
The Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
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