1878-05-19
Birth
Adam von Ahn Carse
Adam von Ahn Carse, composer was born
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1895-05-19
Birth
Albert Hay Malotte
Albert Hay Malotte, composer was born
1839-05-19
Birth
Alice Mary Smith
Alice Mary Smith, composer was born
1932-05-19
Birth
Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966) was born
1770-05-19
Birth
Antoine-Charles Glachant
Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer was born
1884-05-19
Birth
Arthur Meulemans
Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10) was born
1952-05-19
Birth
Barbara Loomis
Barbara Loomis, rocker (BT Express) was born
1895-05-19
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Cecil Gray
Cecil Gray, composer was born
1861-05-19
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Dame Nellie Melba
Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931) was born
1949-05-19
Birth
Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill, rocker (ZZ Top) was born
1873-05-19
Birth
Federico Gerdes
Federico Gerdes, composer was born
1755-05-19
Birth
Gabriele Prota
Gabriele Prota, composer was born
1948-05-19
Birth
Grace Jones
Grace Jones, [Mendoza], Spanishtown Jamacia, singer/actress (Vamp) was born
1930-05-19
Birth
Hans Kox
Hans Kox, composer was born
1962-05-19
Birth
Iain Harvie
Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist (Nothing Ever Happens) was born
1901-05-19
Birth
Ivo Cruz
Ivo Cruz, composer was born
1934-05-19
Birth
Jan Wijn
Jan Wijn, Dutch pianist was born
1972-05-19
Birth
Jenny Berggren
Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base) was born
1947-05-19
Birth
Jerry Hyman
Jerry Hyman, Bkln, rock singer/trombonist (Blood Sweat & Tears) was born
1951-05-19
Birth
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You) was born
1746-05-19
Birth
Johann Friedrich Peter
Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born
1616-05-19
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Johann Jakob Froberger
Johann Jakob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born
1991-05-19
Birth
Jordan Pruitt
Jordan Pruitt, American singer was born
1941-05-19
Birth
Marc-Antonio Consoli
Marc-Antonio Consoli, composer was born
1956-05-19
Birth
Martyn Ware
Martyn Ware, rocker (Heaven 17-Electric Dreams) was born
1929-05-19
Birth
Michael Adamis
Michael Adamis, composer was born
1940-05-19
Birth
Mickey Newbury
Mickey Newbury, rocker was born
1981-05-19
Birth
Nate Cole
Nate Cole, American singer was born
1859-05-19
Birth
Nellie Melba
Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba) was born
1926-05-19
Birth
Paul Cooper
Paul Cooper, composer was born
1945-05-19
Birth
Pete Townshend
Peter Townshend, England, rock guitarist/vocalist/composer (The Who-Tommy) was born
1954-05-19
Birth
Phil Rudd
Phil Rudd, Australian drummer (AC/DC) was born
1946-05-19
Birth
Phillip Rudd
Phillip Rudd, Melbourne, rock drummer (AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation) was born
1939-05-19
Birth
Richard Lowe Teitelbaum
Richard Lowe Teitelbaum, composer was born
1931-05-19
Birth
Ruben Radica
Ruben Radica, composer was born
1924-05-19
Birth
Sandy Wilson
Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer was born
1909-05-19
Birth
Schlomo Joffe
Schlomo Joffe, composer was born
1948-05-19
Birth
Tom Scott
Tom Scott, LA, saxophonist/bandleader (Pat Sajak Show) was born
1939-05-19
Birth
Tomasz Sikorski
Tomasz Sikorski, composer was born
1960-05-19
Birth
Yazz
Yazz, [Yasmin Evans], London, England, singer (Fine Time) was born
1971-05-19
Death
Bernard Wagenaar
Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76
1958-05-19
Death
Bruno Sturmer
Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65
1954-05-19
Death
Charles Edward Ives
Charles Edward Ives, US composer (Unanswered Question), dies at 79
1935-05-19
Death
Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler
Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74
1969-05-19
Death
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies
1601-05-19
Death
Costanzo Porta
Costanzo Porta, Italian composer
2006-05-19
Death
Freddie Garrity
Freddie Garrity, English lead singer from the band Freddie and the Dreamers (b. 1940)
1928-05-19
Death
Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert
Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59
1986-05-19
Death
Jimmy Lyons
Jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)
1961-05-19
Death
Joe Howard
Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94
1786-05-19
Death
John Stanley
John Stanley, composer, dies at 74
2001-05-19
Death
Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
1911-05-19
Event
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnole" premieres in Paris
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