1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album
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Born on June 26
1878
Birth
Albert Siklos
Albert Siklos, composer was born
1978
Birth
Alexandra
Alexandra, French singer, L5's singer was born
1902
Birth
Antonia Brico
Antonia Brico, Rotterdam Holland, conductor/pianist (Antonia) was born
1945
Birth
Barry Schrader
Barry Schrader, composer was born
1893
Birth
Big Bill Broonzy
"Big Bill" Broonzy, Miss, blues singer/guitarist (Blues by Broonzy) was born
1894
Birth
Bill Wirges
Bill Wirges, Buffalo NY, orchestra leader (Growing Paynes) was born
1940
Birth
Billy Davis Jr
Billy Davis Jr, St Louis Mo, singer (5th Dimension-One Less Bell) was born
1875
Birth
Camille Zeckwer
Camille Zeckwer, composer was born
1986
Birth
Casey Desmond
Casey Desmond, American singer was born
1956
Birth
Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak, Stockton Ca, rock singer/songwriter (Wicked Game) was born
1933
Birth
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer/conductor (London Symph-1982) was born
1986
Birth
Drake Bell
Drake Bell, American actor, musician was born
1823
Birth
Frederick Bowen Jewson
Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer was born
1972
Birth
Garou
Garou, Canadian singer was born
1943
Birth
Georgie Fame
Georgie Fame, rock vocalist (Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde) was born
1942
Birth
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture was born
1973
Birth
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson, American singer was born
1963
Birth
Harriet Wheeler
Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer (The Sundays) was born
1891
Birth
Heinrich Lemacher
Heinrich Lemacher, composer was born
1928
Birth
Jacob Druckman
Jacob Druckman, Philadelphia, composer (Animus I Auerole) was born
1943
Birth
Jean Knight
Jean Knight, US singer (Mr Big Stuff) was born
1974
Birth
Jeff Frankenstein
Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys) was born
1582
Birth
Johannes Schultz
Johannes Schultz, composer was born
1943
Birth
John Allen Strang
John Allen Strang, composer was born
1973
Birth
Jussi Sydänmaa
Jussi Sydänmaa, Finnish musician (Lordi) was born
1942
Birth
Larry "The Mole" Taylor
Larry "The Mole" Taylor, Brooklyn, rocker (Canned Heat-On the Road Again) was born
1747
Birth
Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh
Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer was born
1749
Birth
Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans
Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans, composer was born
1931
Birth
Lucien Goethals
Lucien Goethals, composer was born
1934
Birth
Luis Felipe Pires
Luis Felipe Pires, composer was born
1955
Birth
Mick Jones
Mick Jones, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Clash-Havana 3 AM) was born
1874
Birth
Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky
Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer was born
1824
Birth
Moritz Furstenau
Moritz Furstenau, composer was born
1974
Birth
Nicole Saba
Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer was born
1957
Birth
Patty Smyth
Patty Smyth, NYC, rock vocalist (Scandal-Warrior) was born
1953
Birth
Ralph Ezell
Ralph Ezell, Union Miss, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) was born
1914
Birth
Richard Maltby
Richard Maltby, orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) was born
1951
Birth
Rindy Ross
Rindy Ross, Portland Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist (Quarterflash) was born
1954
Birth
Robert Davi
Robert Davi, Astoria NY, opera singer/actor (Gangster Chronicles) was born
1980
Birth
Sinik
Sinik, French singer and rapper was born
1924
Birth
Syd Lawrence
Syd Lawrence, bandleader (Syd Lawrence Orch) was born
1930
Birth
Willem G Statius Muller
Willem G Statius Muller, Neth Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer was born
1901
Birth
William Busch
William Busch, composer was born
1914
Birth
Wolfgang Windgassen
Wolfgang Windgassen, Annemasse France, tenor (Stuttgart Opera) was born
1960
Birth
Zachary Breaux
Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist was born
Died on June 26
1982
Death
Andre Tchaikowsy
Andre Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
1778
Death
Angelo Antonio Caroli
Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer, dies at 77
1973
Death
Arnold Richardson
Arnold Richardson, composer, dies at 59
1991
Death
Carmine Coppola
Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II), dies at 80
1836
Death
Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies
1956
Death
Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
1945
Death
Erno Rapee
Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54
1798
Death
Eugene Godecharle
Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
2021
Death
Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Rzewski died
1971
Death
Guillermo Uribe Holguin
Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91
1971
Death
Inia Te Wiata
Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies
1997
Death
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer dies aged 38
1819
Death
Johann Wilhelm Stadler
Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71
2021
Death
Johnny Solinger
Johnny Solinger died
2021
Death
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell died
1971
Death
Juan Manen
Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
2025
Death
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin died
1661
Death
Lazaro Valvasensi
Lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76
1977
Death
Lou Reizner
Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43
2004
Death
Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer and song-writer (b. 1930)
2007
Death
Natasja Saad
Natasja Saad, Danish Reggae singer (b. 1974)
1945
Death
Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin
Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, composer, dies at 72
2021
Death
Paul Koulak
Paul Koulak died
1981
Death
Peter Kreuder
Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies
2010
Death
Sergio Vega
Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)
1994
Death
Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong
Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96
1657
Death
Tobias Michael
Tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65
1983
Death
Walter O'Keefe
Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
2023
Death
Ysabelle Lacamp
Ysabelle Lacamp died
Releases & milestones on June 26
2026
Event
Amberian Dawn
Amberian Dawn released the album 'Temptation's Gates'
2020
Event
Arca
Arca released the album 'KiCk i'
2026
Event
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers released the album 'After the Astronaut'
2020
Event
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware released the album 'What's Your Pleasure?'
1993
Event
Lyle Lovett
Actress Julia Roberts & country singer Lyle Lovett wed
2026
Event
Muse
Muse released the album 'The Wow! Signal'
2026
Event
Naomi Sharon
Naomi Sharon released the album 'No Sleep in Paradise'
1979
Event
Nigel Olsson
Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes & kills a driver
1870
Event
Richard Wagner
Wagner's opera "Valkyrie" premieres in Munich
2026
Event
Switchfoot
Switchfoot released the album 'Forever Now'
1964
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album
2026
Event
The Pretty Reckless
The Pretty Reckless released the album 'Dear God'
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