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Adam Krieger, German composer was born
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Adam Krieger, German composer was born
Al Bowlly, British jazz singer (d. 1941) was born
Andy Brown, rock drummer (Fortunes Birmingham) was born
Charles Russell Woolen, composer was born
Clara Haskil, Romanian pianist (d. 1960) was born
Clint Mansell, English musician and composer was born
David Buchan, ethno-musicologist was born
David Porcelijn, Dutch composer/conductor was born
Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born
Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian singer was born
Eldee Young, US bassist (Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy) was born
Emanuil Mandlov, composer was born
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born
Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, composer was born
Günter Wand, German conductor, composer (d. 2002) was born
Haley Bennett, American Singer and Actress was born
Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (d. 2004) was born
Jann S Wenner, publisher (Rolling Stone) was born
Johan Lindegren, composer was born
John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born
Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish singer was born
Jose Rozo Contreras, composer was born
Josef Antonin Sehling, composer was born
Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born
Kaz Lux, Poland/Netherland, singer was born
Kenny Davern, American jazz clarinetist (d. 2006) was born
Kenny Loggins, Everett WA, American singer (Loggins and Messina-This is it, Footloose) was born
Leona Williams, singer/songwriter (Ladies Get the Blues) was born
Marshall Chapman, Spartanburg SC, country singer was born
Mike McGear, Liverpool, singer (Paul McCartney's brother) was born
Nikolai Arkas, composer was born
Noam Sheriff, composer was born
Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders) was born
Paul de La Pierre, composer was born
Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born
Robert Hicks, rocker (Paul Butterfield Blues Band) was born
Rudolf Moser, composer was born
Ryan Tedder, American singer was born
Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer was born
Sir Richard Armstrong, British conductor was born
Theodor Aufrecht, German indologist (Rigveda's Hymns) was born
Tommy Johnson, American tubist (d. 2006) was born
Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer was born
Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, composer was born
William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born
Anton Urspruch, composer, dies at 56
Antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69
Antonio Scontrino, composer, dies at 71
Arthur Leavins, violinist, dies at 77
Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67
Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer, dies at 79
Carl Schuricht, composer, dies at 86
Carl White, rocker, dies
Ceslav Vanura, composer, dies at 41
Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62
Cyril Davies, American musician (b. 1932)
Eftichia Papagianopoulos, Greek lyricist
Franz Schoberlechner, composer, dies at 45
Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49
Guy d'Hardelot, French composer, best known for Because (b. 1858)
Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer, dies at 82
Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59
Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59
Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67
Jon Lee, Welsh musician (Feeder) (b. 1968)
Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69
Joseph Lipavsky, composer, dies at 37
Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72
Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72
Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80
Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer, dies at 55
Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer (bc. 1560)
Sandor Vegh, violinist teacher/conductor, dies at 84
William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51
William Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. 1700)
Willie Mitchell, American soul singer (b. 1928)
Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70
Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in NYC
Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts
Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris
Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert causing $30,000 damage
Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (NYC)
Gary Geld & Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in NYC
Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel
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