Alberich Zwyssig
Alberich Zwyssig, composer was born
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Alberich Zwyssig, composer was born
Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer was born
Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) and composer was born
August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music) was born
Bob Gaudio, Bronx NY, rocker (Four Seasons-Sherry) was born
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer (d. 2005) was born
Charles Mackerras, Schenectady NY, Australian conductor was born
David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pa, composer (Splendor in the Grass) was born
Dino Martin Jr, rocker was born
Dédé Fortin, Quebec singer (Les Colocs) (d. 2000) was born
Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist was born
Gene Clark, Los Angeles California, rock vocalist/guitarist (Byrds) was born
Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born
Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger (Sundown) was born
Guido Pannain, composer was born
Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger (Olympic Hymn) was born
Isaac Hanson, vocalist (Hansons-Do Wah) was born
Jeff Buckley, musician was born
Jilly Johnson, England, vocalist (Blonde on Blonde) was born
Jonathan Huntington, composer was born
Joseph Kaminski, composer was born
Kate Ceberano, Australian singer was born
Kimya Dawson, American singer was born
Lord Infamous, Rapper was born
Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player was born
Martin Barre, British pop guitarist (Jethro Tull) was born
Max Deutsch, composer was born
Max Zehnder, composer was born
Michele Carafa, composer was born
Paul Allender, British guitarist (Cradle of Filth) was born
Peter Cox, rocker (Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down) was born
Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer was born
Rod Clements, rocker was born
Sarah Harding, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born
Stewkey, [Robert Antoni], rocker was born
Willem Coenen, composer was born
[Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop) was born
Alan Hull, singer/composer, dies at 50
Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63
Arthur Conley, American singer (b. 1946)
Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65
Don Gibson, American singer (b. 1928)
Eduard Tubin, composer, dies at 77
Emerson Buckley, composer, dies at 73
Flo Sandon's, Italian singer (b. 1924)
George Stephen Morrison, American admiral and father of The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison
Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50
Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72
Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81
James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64
Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47
Michael Karoli, German guitarist (b. 1948)
Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74
Ruth Brown, American blues singer (b. 1928)
Thomas Ford, composer, dies
Victor Alessandro, composer, dies at 60
William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77
Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)
Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 257 performances
Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Linda di Chamounix" is produced (London)
George Cohan's musical "Little Johnny Jones", premieres in NYC
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di" premieres in Milan
John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in NYC
Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names
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