1977
Birth
Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]
Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll], Barranquilla, Colombian pop singer ('Whenever Wherever', 'Waka...
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Born on February 2
1940
Birth
Alan "Tea" Caddy
Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist (Tornados-Globetrotter) was born
1928
Birth
Alan Fluck
Alan Fluck, musical educationalist was born
1948
Birth
Alan McKay
Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland) was born
1983
Birth
Alex Westaway
Alex Westaway, British musician was born
1951
Birth
Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist was born
1944
Birth
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London) was born
1912
Birth
Burton Lane
Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow) was born
1888
Birth
Candelario Huizar
Candelario Huizar, composer was born
1748
Birth
Christian Gottfried Thomas
Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born
1972
Birth
Dana International
Dana International, Israeli singer was born
1992
Birth
Danielle White
Danielle White, American singer was born
1947
Birth
Derek Shulman
Derek Shulman, rocker was born
1978
Birth
Eden Espinosa
Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress was born
1924
Birth
Elfi von Dassanowsky
Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician was born
1887
Birth
Ernst Hanfstängl
Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) was born
1963
Birth
Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996) was born
1875
Birth
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler, Vienna Austria, violinist/composer was born
1714
Birth
Gottfried August Homilius
Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born
1942
Birth
Graham Nash
Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Southern Cross) was born
1980
Birth
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane, African-American rapper was born
1954
Birth
Hansi Hinterseer
Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier was born
1977
Birth
Heather Martin
Heather Martin, American gospel singer was born
1946
Birth
Howard Bellamy
Howard Bellamy, Darby Fla, vocalist (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow) was born
1911
Birth
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer was born
1949
Birth
Jetty Weels
Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch vocalist (Mai Tai) was born
1904
Birth
Jose Enrique Pedreira
Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer was born
1817
Birth
Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura
Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born
1847
Birth
Jules Francois Blasini
Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born
1844
Birth
Leander Schlegel
Leander Schlegel, composer was born
1804
Birth
Leopold Eugen Mechura
Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born
1873
Birth
Leopold Fall
Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer (Dollar Princess) was born
1919
Birth
Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa
Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist was born
1840
Birth
Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray
Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born
1669
Birth
Louis Marchand
Louis Marchand, composer was born
1856
Birth
Makar Grigori Ekmalyan
Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer was born
1937
Birth
Martina Arroyo
Martina Arroyo, NYC, opera soprano (NY Met) was born
1925
Birth
Michel Paul Philippot
Michel Paul Philippot, composer was born
1883
Birth
Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin
Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer was born
1908
Birth
Pavel Sivic
Pavel Sivic, composer was born
1947
Birth
Peter Lucia
Peter Lucia, rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) was born
1943
Birth
Peter MacBeth
Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations) was born
1929
Birth
Reiner Bredemeyer
Reiner Bredemeyer, composer was born
1908
Birth
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer was born
1927
Birth
Richard Vance Maxfield
Richard Vance Maxfield, composer was born
1945
Birth
Ronnie Goodson
Ronnie Goodson, rocker was born
1949
Birth
Ross Valory
Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist (Journey - Who's Crying Now, Open Arms) was born
1941
Birth
Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin
Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer was born
1973
Birth
Sergio Gonzalez
Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball) was born
1977
Birth
Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]
Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll], Barranquilla, Colombian pop singer ('Whenever Wherever', 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)') was born
1968
Birth
Simon Wickham-Smith
Simon Wickham-Smith, composer and Mongolist was born
1927
Birth
Stan Getz
Stan Getz, Phila, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey) was born
1972
Birth
Tego Calderón
Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper. was born
1949
Birth
Tom Tripplehorn
Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring) was born
1948
Birth
Tony DeMeur
Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge) was born
1944
Birth
Ursula Oppens
Ursula Oppens, NYC, pianist/co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC) was born
1773
Birth
Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek
Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer was born
1926
Birth
Wanda Lewis
Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress (This is Music, Paul Dixon Show) was born
Died on February 2
1961
Death
Adolf Vogl
Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87
1789
Death
Armand-Louis Couperin
Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
2025
Death
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu died
2007
Death
Billy Henderson
Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)
1997
Death
Chico Science Francisco Franca
Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40
2026
Death
Chuck Negron
Chuck Negron died
2021
Death
David Donato
David Donato died
1999
Death
David McComb
David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)
1902
Death
Emanuil Mandlov
Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42
2007
Death
Eric von Schmidt
Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
1934
Death
Ernesto Nazareth
Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70
1882
Death
Fabio Campana
Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63
1996
Death
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
1779
Death
Georg Philipp Kress
Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59
1969
Death
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83
1594
Death
Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68
2024
Death
Gregory Charles Rivers
Gregory Charles Rivers died
1953
Death
Gustav Strube
Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85
2020
Death
Ivan Král
Ivan Král died
1970
Death
Jaroslav Vogel
Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76
1974
Death
Jean Absil
Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80
1822
Death
Jean-Baptiste Davaux
Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79
1960
Death
Jeno Huszka
Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84
2022
Death
Joe Diorio
Joe Diorio died
2007
Death
Joe Hunter
Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)
1952
Death
Johann Babtist Thaller
Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79
1750
Death
Johann Graf
Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65
1827
Death
Johann Nepomuk Kalcher
Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62
1994
Death
John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn
John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62
1673
Death
Kaspar Forster
Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56
2026
Death
Ken Peplowski
Ken Peplowski died
2021
Death
Libuše Domanínská
Libuše Domanínská died
2003
Death
Lou Harrison
Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
1921
Death
Luigi Mancinelli
Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72
1976
Death
Maurice Jacobson
Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80
1987
Death
Patrick "Spike" Hughes
Patrick "Spike" Hughes, Brit jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78
2002
Death
Paul Baloff
Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
1965
Death
Richard Wurz
Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79
1983
Death
Sam Chatman
Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
1979
Death
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 21
2025
Death
Stéphane Picq
Stéphane Picq died
1954
Death
Theodor Rogalski
Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52
2024
Death
Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer died
1994
Death
Willie Mae Ford Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
1919
Death
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55
2026
Death
Yuan Wei-jen
Yuan Wei-jen died
1994
Death
Zilner T Randolph
Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
Releases & milestones on February 2
1731
Event
George Frideric Handel
George F Handel's opera "Poro" premieres in London
1823
Event
Gioachino Rossini
Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice
1900
Event
Gustave Charpentier
Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise" premieres in Paris
1914
Event
James Royce Shannon
James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC
2022
Event
Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda released the album 'Heart'
1633
Event
Michelangelo Rossi
M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano" premieres in Rome
1963
Event
The Beatles
Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)
2024
Event
The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party released the album 'Prelude to Ecstasy'
1762
Event
Thomas Augustine Arne
Thomas Arne's opera "Artaxerxes" premieres in London
1992
Event
Willie Nelson
IRS & Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
2003
Event
t.A.T.u.
Russian pop girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'
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