1984
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Michael Jackson
26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
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Born on February 28
1878
Birth
Artur Kapp
Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born
1943
Birth
Barbara Acklin
Barbara Acklin, [Allen], Chicago, R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman) was born
1984
Birth
Ben Fagan
Ben Fagan, American musician and reality show contestant was born
1951
Birth
Bill Cratty
Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998) was born
1942
Birth
Brian Jones
Brian Jones, [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones], English rock guitarist (Rolling Stones) was born
1943
Birth
Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein, American composer was born
1957
Birth
Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist (B-52's-Love Shack) was born
1943
Birth
Donny Iris
Donny Iris, singer was born
1952
Birth
Eddie Manion
Eddie Manion, saxophonist was born
1920
Birth
Edward Kassner
Edward Kassner, music publisher was born
1969
Birth
Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo, singer (Forgive Me For Dreaming) was born
1985
Birth
Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer was born
1882
Birth
Geraldine Farrar
Geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer) was born
1895
Birth
Guiomar Novaes
Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit) was born
1857
Birth
Gustave Adolph Kerker
Gustave Adolph Kerker, composer was born
1957
Birth
Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley, keyboardist was born
1977
Birth
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean, American country singer was born
1978
Birth
Jeanne Cherhal
Jeanne Cherhal, French Singer-songwriter was born
1958
Birth
Jeanne Mas
Jeanne Mas, French singer and actress was born
1940
Birth
Joe South
Joe South, Atlanta, Georgia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), (d. 2012) was born
1876
Birth
John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift) was born
1939
Birth
John Fahey
John Fahey, singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) was born
1929
Birth
Joseph Rouleau
Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer was born
1854
Birth
Juliusz Zarebski
Juliusz Zarebski, composer was born
1971
Birth
Junya Nakano
Junya Nakano, Japanese composer was born
1747
Birth
Justin Morgan
Justin Morgan, composer was born
1616
Birth
Kaspar Forster
Kaspar Forster, composer was born
1967
Birth
Marcus Lillington
Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist (Breathe-All I Need) was born
1988
Birth
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress was born
1941
Birth
Marty Sanders
Marty Sanders, rock vocalist was born
1969
Birth
Patrick Monahan
Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train) was born
1957
Birth
Paul Delph
Paul Delph, American musician and producer (d. 1996) was born
1955
Birth
Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want) was born
1882
Birth
Richard Heinrich Stein
Richard Heinrich Stein, composer was born
1910
Birth
Roman Maciejewski
Roman Maciejewski, composer was born
1945
Birth
Ronnie Rosman
Ronnie Rosman, rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion) was born
1877
Birth
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer was born
1926
Birth
Seymour Shifrin
Seymour Shifrin, composer was born
1926
Birth
Stanley Glasser
Stanley Glasser, composer was born
1950
Birth
Stephen Chatman
Stephen Chatman, composer was born
1939
Birth
Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune, Wichita Falls Tx, dancer/choreographer (Boyfriend) was born
1890
Birth
Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS) was born
1875
Birth
Viliam Figus
Viliam Figus, composer was born
1921
Birth
Vladimir Sommer
Vladimir Sommer, composer was born
1952
Birth
William Finn
William Finn, American composer was born
1887
Birth
William Zorach
William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born
1934
Birth
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo, NYC, jazz drummer (Cos) was born
1989
Birth
Zhang Liyin
Zhang Liyin, Chinese R&B singer was born
Died on February 28
2007
Death
Billy Thorpe
Billy Thorpe, Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. 1946)
2024
Death
Cat Janice
Cat Janice died
1876
Death
Charles Edward Horsley
Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53
1935
Death
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer (b. 1847).
1985
Death
David Byron
David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)
2025
Death
David Johansen
David Johansen died
2024
Death
Eugen Indjic
Eugen Indjic died
1796
Death
Friedrich Wilhelm Rust
Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56
2002
Death
Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)
1737
Death
Hercule Brehy
Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63
1995
Death
Herman "Ace" Wallace
Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69
2021
Death
Ian North
Ian North died
1975
Death
Istvan Kardos
Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83
1929
Death
John Ebenezer West
John Ebenezer West, composer, dies at 65
2026
Death
John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond died
2021
Death
Jorge Oñate
Jorge Oñate died
1961
Death
Joris Vriamont
Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
1992
Death
La Lupe
La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53
1995
Death
Max Rudolf
Max Rudolf, conductor, dies at 92
2025
Death
Miguel Piñera Echenique
Miguel Piñera Echenique died
2008
Death
Mike Smith
Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five) (b. 1943)
1987
Death
Nora Kaye
Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at 67
1609
Death
Paul Sartorius
Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39
1985
Death
Ray Ellington
Ray Ellington, English singer (b. 1916)
1993
Death
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82
1949
Death
Stanley Robert Marchant
Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65
1922
Death
Vicente Lleo
Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51
2023
Death
Yvonne Constant
Yvonne Constant died
Releases & milestones on February 28
1996
Event
Alanis Morissette
38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins
1862
Event
Charles Gounod
Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris
2020
Event
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch released the album 'F8'
1819
Event
Franz Schubert
1st public performance of a Franz Schubert song, "Schäfers Klageleid"
1728
Event
George Frideric Handel
George F Handel's opera "Siroe, re di Persia," premieres in London
1902
Event
Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet's opera premieres in Monte Carlo
2020
Event
Lil Baby
Lil Baby released the album 'My Turn'
2025
Event
Lisa
Lisa released the album 'Alter Ego'
1984
Event
Michael Jackson
26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys
1976
Event
Natalie Cole
18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins
1966
Event
The Beatles
Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes
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