1897-04-16
Birth
Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree
Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer was born
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1985-04-16
Birth
BenjamÃn Rojas
BenjamÃn Rojas, Argentine actor and singer was born
1951-04-16
Birth
Björgvin Halldórsson
Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer was born
1935-04-16
Birth
Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton, Pitts Pa, singer (Roses are Red, Blue on Blue) was born
1973-04-16
Birth
Bonnie Pink
Bonnie Pink, Japanese singer was born
1703-04-16
Birth
Caffarelli
Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke was born
1913-04-16
Birth
Constance Shacklock
Constance Shacklock, opera singer was born
1943-04-16
Birth
Dave Peverett
Dave Peverett, London, English rocker (Foghat, Savoy Brown) was born
1964-04-16
Birth
Dave Pirner
Dave Pirner, rocker (Soul Asylum) was born
1944-04-16
Birth
Dennis Russell Davies
Dennis Russell Davies, composer was born
1961-04-16
Birth
Doris Dragović
Doris Dragović, Croatian singer was born
1939-04-16
Birth
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield, [Mary O'Brien], London, vocalist (Growing Pains) was born
1922-04-16
Birth
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert, Yonkers, New York, bebopjazz trombonist, (d. 2012) was born
1893-04-16
Birth
Federico Mompou
Federico Mompou, composer was born
1673-04-16
Birth
Francesco Feroci
Francesco Feroci, composer was born
1930-04-16
Birth
Frank Page
Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer) was born
1965-04-16
Birth
Gerardo
Gerardo, rocker was born
1947-04-16
Birth
Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street) was born
1935-04-16
Birth
Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler
Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist was born
1924-04-16
Birth
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini, Cleveland, composer/conductor (Pink Panther) was born
1930-04-16
Birth
Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann, Brooklyn NY, jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin') was born
1962-04-16
Birth
Ian MacKaye
Ian MacKaye, rocker (Cyrano de Bergerac) was born
1897-04-16
Birth
Jaap Vranken
Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater) was born
1886-04-16
Birth
Jekabs Graubins
Jekabs Graubins, composer was born
1963-04-16
Birth
Jimmy Osmond
Jimmy Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Donnie & Marie) was born
1868-04-16
Birth
Joel Angel
Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer was born
1697-04-16
Birth
Johann Gottlieb Gorner
Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born
1951-04-16
Birth
John Bentley
John Bentley, rocker was born
1939-04-16
Birth
John DeLaFose
John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician was born
1893-04-16
Birth
Joseph Yasser
Joseph Yasser, composer was born
1800-04-16
Birth
Jozef Stefani
Jozef Stefani, composer was born
1901-04-16
Birth
Karel Albert
Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen) was born
1838-04-16
Birth
Karel Bendl
Karel Bendl, composer was born
1886-04-16
Birth
Konstantin Mostras
Konstantin Mostras, composer was born
1885-04-16
Birth
Leo Weiner
Leo Weiner, Hungary, composer (Fasching) was born
1976-04-16
Birth
Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas, actor (Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith) was born
1983-04-16
Birth
Marié Digby
Marié Digby, American Singer was born
1871-04-16
Birth
Martin Lunssens
Martin Lunssens, composer was born
1974-04-16
Birth
Mat Devine
Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah) was born
1971-04-16
Birth
Max Beesley
Max Beesley, English musician and actor was born
1987-04-16
Birth
Milton J Cross
Milton J Cross, NYC, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions of the Air) was born
1951-04-16
Birth
Mordechai Ben David
Mordechai Ben David, Jewish singer was born
1933-04-16
Birth
Perry Botkin Jr
Perry Botkin Jr, NYC, orchestra leader (Bert Convy Show) was born
1929-04-16
Birth
Roy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton, singer (You'll Never Walk Alone) was born
1971-04-16
Birth
Selena
Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994) was born
1971-04-16
Birth
Selena [Quintanilla]
Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist was born
1882-04-16
Birth
Seth Bingham
Seth Bingham, composer was born
1945-04-16
Birth
Stefan Grossman
Stefan Grossman, NYC, country blues singer (Yazoo Basin Boogie) was born
1940-04-16
Birth
Stephen Lawrence Pruslin
Stephen Lawrence Pruslin, composer was born
1932-04-16
Birth
Vince Hill
Vince Hill, singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose) was born
1974-04-16
Birth
Xu Jinglei
Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer and director was born
1992-04-16
Death
Andy Russell
Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
1876-04-16
Death
Augustin-Philippe Peellaert
Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83
1846-04-16
Death
Domenico Dragonetti
Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83
1881-04-16
Death
George William Martin
George William Martin, composer, dies at 56
1858-04-16
Death
Johann Baptist Cramer
Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87
1920-04-16
Death
John Conrad Nordqvist
John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80
1996-04-16
Death
Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73
1997-04-16
Death
Mae Boren Axton
Mae Boren Axton, song writer (Heartbreak Hotel), dies at 82
1996-04-16
Death
Raymond Earl Hill
Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62
1999-04-16
Death
Skip Spence
Skip Spence, Canadian-born guitarist, singer and songwriter (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1946)
1645-04-16
Death
Tobias Hume
Tobias Hume, English composer
1849-04-16
Event
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Le prophète, premieres in Paris
1940-04-16
Event
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro
1991-04-16
Event
Mike Leander
M Leander & E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London
1974-04-16
Event
Noël Coward
"Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances
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