Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Night Ranger) was born
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Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Night Ranger) was born
Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (d. 1989) was born
Bella Davidovich, Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel) was born
Buddy Merrill, Torrey Utah, guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
Cal Tjader, American musician (d. 1982) was born
Carlo Angeloni, composer was born
Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician (d. 1971) was born
Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born
Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites) was born
Ed Kowalczyk, American singer (Live) was born
Eugene Ysaye, composer was born
Eus van Someren, pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw) was born
Fritz Mahler, composer was born
Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born
Ginger Rogers, [Virginia McMath], Independ Mo, dancer (Gay Divorcee) was born
Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines) was born
Henri Moreau, composer was born
Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born
Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division-Transmission) was born
Jamie Oliver, Welsh keyboardist was born
John Chilton, jazz trumpeter was born
John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter was born
John Everett Watts, composer was born
Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born
Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor was born
Mary Philbin, Chicago IL, actress (Phantom of the Opera) was born
Michael Flatley, Chicago Ill, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance) was born
Mindy Carson, NYC, vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue) was born
MiÅ¡o KovaÄ, Croatian musician was born
Pinchas Zukerman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/violist (Leventritt 1967) was born
Ray Barr, NYC, pianist (Vincent Lopez Show) was born
Ray Major, rock guitarist (British Lions) was born
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor was born
Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops) was born
Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne) was born
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson, composer was born
Tom Boggs, rock drummer (Box Tops) was born
Tom Terrell, musicologist, deejay was born
Tony Jackson, Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist (Searchers) was born
William Bell, [Yarborough], US singer (Tryin' to Love Two) was born
Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, and entertainer (b. 1920)
Celia Cruz, Cuban musician (b. 1924)
Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83
Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65
Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81
Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. 1979)
Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
Jo Stafford, American singer of traditional pop music (b. 1917)
Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46
John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48
Jon Lord, English musician, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
Kitty Wells, American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87
Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
Max Zehnder, composer, dies at 70
Sidney Torch, English composer, conductor and organist (b. 1908)
Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84
Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna
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