1915-12-02
Birth
Adolph Green
Adolph Green, songwriter (married to Phyllis Newman) was born
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1578-12-02
Birth
Agostino Agazzari
Agostino Agazzari, composer was born
1981-12-02
Birth
Britney Spears
Britney Spears, Kentwood, Louisiana, singer and popstar ("Baby One More Time," "Oops! ...I did it again" and "I'm A Slave 4 U") was born
1978-12-02
Birth
Chris Wolstenholme
Chris Wolstenholme, British bassist (Muse) was born
1954-12-02
Birth
Danielle Alexander
Danielle Alexander, Fort Worth Tx, country music pianist was born
1943-12-02
Birth
David Munden
David Munden, rocker was born
1914-12-02
Birth
Eddie Sauter
Eddie Sauter, Bkln, musician (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue) was born
1870-12-02
Birth
Francis Louis Casadesus
Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor was born
1863-12-02
Birth
Gustav Wohlgemuth
Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer was born
1895-12-02
Birth
Harriet Cohen
Harriet Cohen, British pianist (d. 1967) was born
1929-12-02
Birth
Harvey Phillips
Harvey Phillips, Aurora Missouri, tubist (NYC Ballet Orch) was born
1866-12-02
Birth
Henry Thacker Burleigh
Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie Pa, black composer (Springarn Medal) was born
1813-12-02
Birth
Jacob Rosenhaim
Jacob Rosenhaim, composer was born
1978-12-02
Birth
Jarron Collins
Jarron Collins, American basketball player for Utah Jazz was born
1899-12-02
Birth
John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) was born
1760-12-02
Birth
Joseph Graetz
Joseph Graetz, composer was born
1935-12-02
Birth
Jurg Wyttenbach
Jurg Wyttenbach, composer was born
1892-12-02
Birth
Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein, composer was born
1893-12-02
Birth
Louis Freeman
Louis Freeman, band leader was born
1923-12-02
Birth
Maria M Callas
Maria M Callas, NYC, soprano (Carmen) was born
1918-12-02
Birth
Milton Delugg
Milton Delugg, Los Angeles California, orchestra leader (Tonight Show) was born
1902-12-02
Birth
Miroslav Ponc
Miroslav Ponc, composer was born
1953-12-02
Birth
Myung-Whan Chung
Myung-Whan Chung, Seoul Korea, pianist (Chung Sisters) was born
1968-12-02
Birth
Nate Mendel
Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters) was born
1978-12-02
Birth
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter was born
1960-12-02
Birth
Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle
Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British Drummer (Hanoi Rocks) was born
1915-12-02
Birth
Nico Richter
Nico Richter, composer was born
1905-12-02
Birth
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer was born
1936-12-02
Birth
Peter Michael Braun
Peter Michael Braun, composer was born
1982-12-02
Birth
Pizon
Pizon, American rapper/producer was born
1856-12-02
Birth
Robert Kajanus
Robert Kajanus, composer was born
1920-12-02
Birth
Robert Moevs
Robert Moevs, composer was born
1901-12-02
Birth
Staf Gustaf Frans Nees
Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, Belgian composer was born
1901-12-02
Birth
Staff Nees
Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer (Simon Peter) was born
1917-12-02
Birth
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes). Died 1992. was born
1987-12-02
Birth
Teairra Mari
Teairra Mari, American R&B singer was born
1942-12-02
Birth
Ted Bluechel
Ted Bluechel, San Pedro Ca, rock vocalist/drummer (Association) was born
1941-12-02
Birth
Tom McGuiness
Tom McGuiness, rocker (McGuiness-Flint) was born
1979-12-02
Birth
Yvonne Catterfeld
Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer and actress was born
1990-12-02
Death
Aaron Copeland
Aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90
1763-12-02
Death
Carl August Thielo
Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56
1982-12-02
Death
David Blue
David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41
1950-12-02
Death
Dino Lipatti
Dino Lipatti, composer, dies at 33
2009-12-02
Death
Eric Woolfson
Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer and producer (The Alan Parsons Project) (b. 1945)
1916-12-02
Death
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69
1888-12-02
Death
Franz Xaver Witt
Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54
1981-12-02
Death
Hershy Kay
Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62
1915-12-02
Death
Jan Malat
Jan Malat, composer, dies at 72
1774-12-02
Death
Johann Friedrich Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54
1845-12-02
Death
Johannes Simon Mayr
Johannes Simon Mayr, composer, dies at 82
1972-12-02
Death
Jose Limon
Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (moor's pavane), dies at 64
1933-12-02
Death
Josef Gruber
Josef Gruber, composer, dies at 78
1880-12-02
Death
Josephine Lang
Josephine Lang, composer, dies at 65
1925-12-02
Death
Julio Garreta
Julio Garreta, composer, dies at 50
2006-12-02
Death
Mariska Veres
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
1997-12-02
Death
Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges, American guitarist known for originality (b. 1953)
2008-12-02
Death
Odetta
Odetta, American singer (b. 1930)
1931-12-02
Death
Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy
Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80
1974-12-02
Death
Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte
Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72
1988-12-02
Death
Tata Giacobetti
Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)
1923-12-02
Death
Tomas Breton y Hernandez
Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer, dies at 72
1831-12-02
Death
Traugott Maximilian Eberwein
Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56
1979-12-02
Death
Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy
Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72
1903-12-02
Death
Victor Roger
Victor Roger, composer, dies at 50
1877-12-02
Event
Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson et Dalila," premieres in Weimar
1840-12-02
Event
Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita," premieres in Paris
1885-12-02
Event
Karl Goldmark
Opera "Regina di Saba" premieres in Vienna
1970-12-02
Event
Michael Tippett
Tippett's 3rd Opera "Knot Garden" premieres in London
1985-12-02
Event
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in NYC
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