1987
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Madonna
Madonna's "Who's That Girl," single goes #1
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Born on August 22
1927
Birth
Aleksandar Obradovic
Aleksandar Obradovic, composer was born
1847
Birth
Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer was born
1924
Birth
Andrzej Markowski
Andrzej Markowski, composer was born
1530
Birth
Bartolomeo Spontone
Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born
1926
Birth
Bob Flannigan
Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen) was born
1939
Birth
Candido Lima
Candido Lima, composer was born
1753
Birth
Christian Friedrich Ruppe
Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born
1615
Birth
Christopher Gibbons
Christopher Gibbons, composer was born
1862
Birth
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune), (d. 1918) was born
1938
Birth
Dale Hawkins
Dale Hawkins, music writer (Suzy Q) was born
1961
Birth
Debbi Peterson
Debbi Peterson, Los Angeles California, rock drummer (Bangles-Eternal Flame) was born
1937
Birth
Donald MacLeary
Donald MacLeary, dancer was born
1947
Birth
Donna Godchaux
Donna Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead) was born
1827
Birth
Edouard Silas
Edouard Silas, composer was born
1874
Birth
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer was born
1939
Birth
Fred Milano
Fred Milano, Bronx NY, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) [or 8/26/40] was born
1966
Birth
GZA
GZA, American rapper was born
1957
Birth
Holly Dunn
Holly Dunn, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Daddy's Hands) was born
1973
Birth
Howie Dorough
Howie Dorough, American singer (Backstreet Boys) was born
1958
Birth
Ian Mitchell
Ian Mitchell, Edinburgh, rocker (Bay City Rollers) was born
1962
Birth
James Debarge
James Debarge, Grand Rapids Mi, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Debarge) was born
1771
Birth
Jan Joseph Rosler
Jan Joseph Rosler, composer was born
1961
Birth
Jay Ashton
Jay Ashton, rocker (Gene Loves Jezebel) was born
1978
Birth
Jeff Stinco
Jeff Stinco, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) was born
1917
Birth
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker, Clarksdale Mississippi, blues guitarist (Boogie Chillen) was born
1934
Birth
John M Chowning
John M Chowning, composer was born
1827
Birth
Josef Strauss
Josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria) was born
1766
Birth
Joseph-Denis Doche
Joseph-Denis Doche, composer was born
1959
Birth
Juan Croucier
Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round) was born
1873
Birth
Karl Nef
Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist was born
1942
Birth
Kathy Lennon
Kathy Lennon, Santa Monica California, singer (Lennon Sisters) was born
1967
Birth
Layne Staley
Layne Staley, US rock singer/guitarist (Alice in Chains-Dirt), (d. 2002) was born
1936
Birth
Lex P Humphries
Lex P Humphries, drummer was born
1966
Birth
Mark Michaels
Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist (Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar) was born
1968
Birth
Paul Colman
Paul Colman, Australian guitarist (Newsboys) was born
1895
Birth
Paul White
Paul White, Bangor Maine, composer (Adante & Rondo for Cello) was born
1952
Birth
Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner, American musician (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (d. 1977) was born
1681
Birth
Pierre Danican Philidor
Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born
1913
Birth
Robert Schollum
Robert Schollum, composer was born
1961
Birth
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels) was born
1945
Birth
Ron Dante
Ron Dante, Staten Island NY, rock vocalist (Archies-Sugar, Sugar) was born
1909
Birth
Sergius Kagen
Sergius Kagen, composer was born
1974
Birth
Stefano Verderi
Stefano Verderi, Italian guitarist was born
1950
Birth
Teresa Davis
Teresa Davis, rocker was born
1963
Birth
Tori Amos
Tori Amos, [Myra Ellen Amos], NC, pianist/vocalist (Under The Pink,) was born
1958
Birth
Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid, American musician (Living Colour) was born
1967
Birth
Yukiko Okada
Yukiko Okada, Japanese singer (d. 1986) was born
Died on August 22
2020
Death
Alessandro Mazzinghi
Alessandro Mazzinghi died
1966
Death
Apolinary Szeluto
Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82
2006
Death
Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary, American rock drummer (The Knack) (b. 1951)
1984
Death
Charles Whittenberg
Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57
2021
Death
Eric Wagner
Eric Wagner died
1893
Death
Ernst II
Ernst II, duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer, dies at 75
1879
Death
Friedrich August Kummer
Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82
1976
Death
Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist (b. 1913)
1901
Death
Gunnar Wennerberg
Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83
1942
Death
Henry Eichheim
Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72
2003
Death
Imperio Argentina
Imperio Argentina, Argentinian singer and actress (b. 1906)
2022
Death
Jaimie Branch
Jaimie Branch died
2022
Death
Jerry Allison
Jerry Allison died
2011
Death
Jerry Leiber
Jerry Leiber, American songwriter (b. 1933)
1831
Death
John White
John White, composer, dies at 52
1994
Death
Leo Lerman
Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80
2005
Death
Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari, French composer (b. 1929)
1599
Death
Luca Marenzio
Luca Marenzio, Italian composer (b. c. 1553)
2022
Death
Margaret Urlich
Margaret Urlich died
2021
Death
Micki Grant
Micki Grant died
1942
Death
Mikhailmichel Fokine
Mikhailmichel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer/choreographer, dies
2011
Death
Nick Ashford
Nick Ashford, American songwriter (b. 1942)
2023
Death
René Weller
René Weller died
1970
Death
Richard Frank Donovan
Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78
2023
Death
Toto Cutugno
Toto Cutugno died
2020
Death
Ulla Pia
Ulla Pia died
2025
Death
Yaroslav Yevdokimov
Yaroslav Yevdokimov died
Releases & milestones on August 22
2025
Event
Ava Max
Ava Max released the album 'Don't Click Play'
2025
Event
Deftones
Deftones released the album 'Private Music'
2025
Event
Laufey
Laufey released the album 'A Matter of Time'
1987
Event
Madonna
Madonna's "Who's That Girl," single goes #1
2025
Event
Sombr
Sombr released the album 'I Barely Know Her'
1969
Event
The Beatles
Beatles record a video for "Long & Winding Road"
2025
Event
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace released the album 'Alienation'
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