1950
Birth
ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog [Anna Ulvaeus], Swedish singer (ABBA) was born
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Born on April 5
1950
Birth
ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog [Anna Ulvaeus], Swedish singer (ABBA) was born
1869
Birth
Albert Roussel
Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) was born
1853
Birth
Alfonso Randano
Alfonso Randano, composer was born
1940
Birth
Aliza Kashi
Aliza Kashi, Israel, actress/singer (Merv Griffin regular) was born
1942
Birth
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke, rock vocalist (Hollies-Air That I Breathe) was born
1932
Birth
Billy Bland
Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter was born
1939
Birth
Crispian St. Peters
Crispian St. Peters, British singer was born
1944
Birth
Dave Holland
Dave Holland, heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law) was born
1941
Birth
Dave Swarbrick
Dave Swarbrick, rocker (Fairport Convention) was born
1928
Birth
David Farquhar Andress
David Farquhar Andress, composer was born
1885
Birth
Dimitrie Cuclin
Dimitrie Cuclin, composer was born
1951
Birth
Everett Morton
Everett Morton, rocker (English Beat) was born
1698
Birth
Georg Gottfried Wagner
Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born
1908
Birth
George Schick
George Schick, Prague Czech, conductor (Chicago Symphony) was born
1922
Birth
Harry Freedman
Harry Freedman, composer was born
1908
Birth
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan, Austria, Nazi/conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) was born
1886
Birth
Jacques Handschin
Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) was born
1905
Birth
Jef Maes
Jef Maes, composer was born
1936
Birth
John White
John White, Berlin, English composer and musical performer was born
1595
Birth
John Wilson
John Wilson, composer was born
1964
Birth
Kid Reid
Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play) was born
1946
Birth
Larry Frederick Wendt
Larry Frederick Wendt, composer was born
1598
Birth
Laurentius Erhard
Laurentius Erhard, composer was born
1980
Birth
Lee Jae Won
Lee Jae Won, South Korean actor, singer, and rapper was born
1939
Birth
Lonnie White
Lonnie White, vocalist (Smokey Robinson & Miracles-Shop Around) was born
1862
Birth
Louis Ganne
Louis Ganne, composer was born
1784
Birth
Louis Spohr
Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) was born
1970
Birth
Miho Hatori
Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto) was born
1950
Birth
Mildred Douglas
Mildred Douglas, Surinames/Dutch singer (Mai Tai) was born
1944
Birth
Nicholas Caldwell
Nicholas Caldwell, rocker (Whispers) was born
1925
Birth
Oldrich Flosman
Oldrich Flosman, composer was born
1727
Birth
Pasquale Ankossi
Pasquale Ankossi, composer was born
1968
Birth
Paula Cole
Paula Cole, American musician was born
1935
Birth
Peter Grant
Peter Grant, rock band manager was born
1973
Birth
Pharrell
Pharrell, American music producer (The Neptunes) was born
1828
Birth
Pietro Plantania
Pietro Plantania, composer was born
1917
Birth
Richard Yardumian
Richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit) was born
1938
Birth
Ronald Anthony White Jr
Ronald Anthony White Jr, singer was born
1974
Birth
Sahaj Ticotin
Sahaj Ticotin, American musician/producer (Ra) was born
1954
Birth
Stan Ridgeway
Stan Ridgeway, rocker (Mosquito-Garage Sale) was born
1839
Birth
Stanislaw Pilinski
Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born
1934
Birth
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist (Wonderland) was born
1752
Birth
Sébastien Érard
Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831) was born
1903
Birth
Thomas Baron Pitfield
Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer was born
1928
Birth
Tony Williams
Tony Williams, Elizabeth NJ, singer (Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights) was born
1854
Birth
Vicente Goicoechea Errasti
Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer was born
1876
Birth
Viktor Patrick Vretblad
Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer was born
1957
Birth
Vince Gill
Vince Gill, Norman Oklahoma, country singer (When I Call Your Name) was born
1799
Birth
Vincenzo Fioravanti
Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer was born
1859
Birth
Wilhelm Harteveld
Wilhelm Harteveld, composer was born
1928
Birth
Will Gaines
Will Gaines, jazz dancer was born
Died on April 5
1617
Death
Alonso Lobo
Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)
1921
Death
Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock
Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58
1992
Death
Anthony "Tony" Papa
Anthony "Tony" Papa, big band leader, dies at 65
2026
Death
Bedřich Tylšar
Bedřich Tylšar died
2023
Death
Bill Butler
Bill Butler died
1981
Death
Bob "Bear" Hite
Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36
2022
Death
Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell died
2022
Death
Boris Brott
Boris Brott died
2024
Death
C. J. Snare
C. J. Snare died
1954
Death
Claude Delvincourt
Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66
1998
Death
Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell, British musician (b. 1947)
1983
Death
Danny Rapp
Danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. 1941)
2023
Death
Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković died
1935
Death
Emil Mlynarski
Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64
1908
Death
Gaetano Coronaro
Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55
2006
Death
Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
1871
Death
Georg Andreas Henkel
Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66
2021
Death
Haja El Hamdaouia
Haja El Hamdaouia died
2021
Death
Henry Stephen
Henry Stephen died
2020
Death
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman died
1945
Death
Huldreich Georg Fruh
Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41
1970
Death
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn
Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78
1732
Death
Johann Christian Schieferdecker
Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52
1896
Death
John Rogers Thomas
John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66
1963
Death
Julius Harrison
Julius Harrison, composer, dies at 78
2021
Death
Krzysztof Krawczyk
Krzysztof Krawczyk died
1994
Death
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain, grunge rocker (Nirvana), commits suicide by gun at 27 in Seattle, Washington
2002
Death
Layne Staley
Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains) (b. 1967)
2021
Death
Lefteris Mytilineos
Lefteris Mytilineos died
2007
Death
Mark St. John
Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss)(b. 1956)
2025
Death
Pasha Technique
Pasha Technique died
2024
Death
Phil Nimmons
Phil Nimmons died
1994
Death
Roy Smeck
Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94
1934
Death
Salvatore Di Giacomo
Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74
1946
Death
Vincent Millie Youmans
Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47
1878
Death
Wilhelm Speyer
Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87
1944
Death
Willy Derby
Willy Derby, [Dieben], singer (Hello Bandoeng), dies
Releases & milestones on April 5
2021
Event
Astro
Astro released the album 'All Yours'
2024
Event
Benson Boone
Benson Boone released the album 'Fireworks & Rollerblades'
2024
Event
Conan Gray
Conan Gray released the album 'Found Heaven'
1874
Event
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus," premieres in Vienna
1803
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D
1963
Event
The Beatles
The Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)
2024
Event
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend released the album 'Only God Was Above Us'
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