1747-08-13
Birth
Adrien-Joseph van Helmont
Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer was born
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1913-08-13
Birth
Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov
Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer was born
1692-08-13
Birth
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer was born
1929-08-13
Birth
Augustyn Bloch
Augustyn Bloch, composer was born
1984-08-13
Birth
Baby Blue
Baby Blue, American rapper (Pretty Ricky) was born
1925-08-13
Birth
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter was born
1920-08-13
Birth
Charlie Alfred Galbraith
Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist was born
1717-08-13
Birth
Christoph Nichelsmann
Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer was born
1951-08-13
Birth
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg, Peoria Ill, rocker (Same Auld Lang Syne) was born
1938-08-13
Birth
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop keyboardist was born
1944-08-13
Birth
David Mahler
David Mahler, composer was born
1930-08-13
Birth
Don Ho
Don Ho, American musician (d. 2007) was born
1958-08-13
Birth
Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey, rocker (Undertones-Never Never, Good Heart) was born
1721-08-13
Birth
Francis Ireland
Francis Ireland, composer was born
1913-08-13
Birth
Francisco Escudero
Francisco Escudero, composer was born
1920-08-13
Birth
George Shearing
George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer (Lullabye of Byrdland) was born
1965-08-13
Birth
Hayato Matsuo
Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer was born
1930-08-13
Birth
Heino Jurisalu
Heino Jurisalu, composer was born
1952-08-13
Birth
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson, American musician (d. 2007) was born
1964-08-13
Birth
Ian Haughland
Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker (Europe-The Final Countdown) was born
1901-08-13
Birth
Ian Whyte
Ian Whyte, composer was born
1921-08-13
Birth
Jimmy McCracklin
Jimmy McCracklin, St. Louis, Missouri,blues musician, (d. 2012) was born
1851-08-13
Birth
John Lincoln Clem
John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 was born
1879-08-13
Birth
John N Ireland
John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Mai-Dun) was born
1817-08-13
Birth
Karoly Thern
Karoly Thern, composer was born
1948-08-13
Birth
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle, Portsmouth Ohio, soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser) was born
1960-08-13
Birth
Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo, Japanese composer was born
1934-08-13
Birth
Leifur Thorarinsson
Leifur Thorarinsson, composer was born
1896-08-13
Birth
Leo[nhard] Pappenheim
Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor was born
1894-08-13
Birth
Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin
Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer was born
1878-08-13
Birth
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev
Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer was born
1704-08-13
Birth
Lorenzo Fago
Lorenzo Fago, composer was born
1914-08-13
Birth
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano, Basque operetta singer (d. 1970) was born
1959-08-13
Birth
Mark Nevin
Mark Nevin, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love) was born
1867-08-13
Birth
Rudolf Georg Binding
Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter/writer (Legenden Der Zeit) was born
1831-08-13
Birth
Salomon Jaoassohn
Salomon Jaoassohn, composer was born
1942-08-13
Birth
Sheila Armstrong
Sheila Armstrong, soprano was born
1949-08-13
Birth
Sheralee
Sheralee, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) was born
1961-08-13
Birth
Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster was born
1963-08-13
Birth
Tigg Ketler
Tigg Ketler, Chula Vista Ca, drummer (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals) was born
1948-08-13
Birth
Tony Santini
Tony Santini, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born
1826-08-13
Birth
William Thomas Best
William Thomas Best, composer was born
1886-08-13
Death
Adolf von Doss
Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62
1841-08-13
Death
Bernhard Romberg
Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer, dies
1984-08-13
Death
Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92
1996-08-13
Death
David Tudor
David Tudor, composer, dies at 70
1953-08-13
Death
Dmitri Arakishvili
Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80
2003-08-13
Death
Ed Townsend
Ed Townsend, American songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
1928-08-13
Death
Fernand de La Tombelle
Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74
1916-08-13
Death
Fritz Steinbach
Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61
1808-08-13
Death
Henri Hardouin
Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81
1959-08-13
Death
Henry Garat
Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57
1954-08-13
Death
Hermann W S Waltershausen
Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71
1908-08-13
Death
Ira D Sankey
Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67
1995-08-13
Death
Jesse Thomas
Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84
1982-08-13
Death
Joe Tex
Joe Tex, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)
1947-08-13
Death
Johan H T Norlind
Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies
1912-08-13
Death
Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon, etc.), dies at 70
1924-08-13
Death
Julian Aguirre
Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56
1971-08-13
Death
King Curtis
King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37
2000-08-13
Death
Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (b. 1965)
1998-08-13
Death
Nino Ferrer
Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer and composer (b. 1934)
1933-08-13
Death
Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher
Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80
2011-08-13
Death
Topi Sorsakoski
Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish musician (b. 1952)
1946-08-13
Death
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky
Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer, dies at 33
1970-08-13
Death
Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky
Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75
1987-08-13
Death
Vincent Persichetti
Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72
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