1949-07-16
Birth
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Night Ranger) was born
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1918-07-16
Birth
Bayani Casimiro
Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (d. 1989) was born
1928-07-16
Birth
Bella Davidovich
Bella Davidovich, Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel) was born
1936-07-16
Birth
Buddy Merrill
Buddy Merrill, Torrey Utah, guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show) was born
1925-07-16
Birth
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader, American musician (d. 1982) was born
1834-07-16
Birth
Carlo Angeloni
Carlo Angeloni, composer was born
1903-07-16
Birth
Carmen Lombardo
Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician (d. 1971) was born
1855-07-16
Birth
Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born
1942-07-16
Birth
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites) was born
1971-07-16
Birth
Ed Kowalczyk
Ed Kowalczyk, American singer (Live) was born
1858-07-16
Birth
Eugene Ysaye
Eugene Ysaye, composer was born
1960-07-16
Birth
Eus van Someren
Eus van Someren, pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw) was born
1901-07-16
Birth
Fritz Mahler
Fritz Mahler, composer was born
1725-07-16
Birth
Georg Simon Lohlein
Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born
1911-07-16
Birth
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers, [Virginia McMath], Independ Mo, dancer (Gay Divorcee) was born
1904-07-16
Birth
Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines) was born
1728-07-16
Birth
Henri Moreau
Henri Moreau, composer was born
1848-07-16
Birth
Henri[cus A] Viotta
Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born
1956-07-16
Birth
Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division-Transmission) was born
1975-07-16
Birth
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver, Welsh keyboardist was born
1932-07-16
Birth
John Chilton
John Chilton, jazz trumpeter was born
1909-07-16
Birth
John Edward "Teddy" Buckner
John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter was born
1930-07-16
Birth
John Everett Watts
John Everett Watts, composer was born
1822-07-16
Birth
Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born
1994-07-16
Birth
Mark Indelicato
Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor was born
1903-07-16
Birth
Mary Philbin
Mary Philbin, Chicago IL, actress (Phantom of the Opera) was born
1958-07-16
Birth
Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley, Chicago Ill, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance) was born
1972-07-16
Birth
Mindy Carson
Mindy Carson, NYC, vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue) was born
1941-07-16
Birth
MiÅ¡o KovaÄ
MiÅ¡o KovaÄ, Croatian musician was born
1948-07-16
Birth
Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/violist (Leventritt 1967) was born
1912-07-16
Birth
Ray Barr
Ray Barr, NYC, pianist (Vincent Lopez Show) was born
1949-07-16
Birth
Ray Major
Ray Major, rock guitarist (British Lions) was born
1948-07-16
Birth
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor was born
1933-07-16
Birth
Sollie McElroy
Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops) was born
1952-07-16
Birth
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne) was born
1938-07-16
Birth
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson, composer was born
1947-07-16
Birth
Tom Boggs
Tom Boggs, rock drummer (Box Tops) was born
1950-07-16
Birth
Tom Terrell
Tom Terrell, musicologist, deejay was born
1940-07-16
Birth
Tony Jackson
Tony Jackson, Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist (Searchers) was born
1939-07-16
Birth
William Bell
William Bell, [Yarborough], US singer (Tryin' to Love Two) was born
1984-07-16
Death
Billy Williams
Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
2005-07-16
Death
Camillo Felgen
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, and entertainer (b. 1920)
2003-07-16
Death
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz, Cuban musician (b. 1924)
1995-07-16
Death
Charles Bruck
Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83
1698-07-16
Death
Cristoph Kaldenbach
Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
1972-07-16
Death
Giorgio Nataletti
Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65
1981-07-16
Death
Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38
1989-07-16
Death
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81
1999-07-16
Death
Hiromi Yanagihara
Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. 1979)
1762-07-16
Death
Jacques Hotteterre
Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
2008-07-16
Death
Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford, American singer of traditional pop music (b. 1917)
1729-07-16
Death
Johann David Heinichen
Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46
1996-07-16
Death
John Panozzo
John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48
2012-07-16
Death
Jon Lord
Jon Lord, English musician, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
2012-07-16
Death
Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells, American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
1868-07-16
Death
Louis-Francois Dauprat
Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87
1916-07-16
Death
Ludwig P Scharwenka
Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
1917-07-16
Death
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
1972-07-16
Death
Max Zehnder
Max Zehnder, composer, dies at 70
1990-07-16
Death
Sidney Torch
Sidney Torch, English composer, conductor and organist (b. 1908)
1995-07-16
Death
Travis Kemp
Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
1985-07-16
Death
Wayne King
Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84
1782-07-16
Event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna
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