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Andrew Elt, singer (Sleeze Beez) was born
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Andrew Elt, singer (Sleeze Beez) was born
Antonio Pena y Goni, composer was born
Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (d. 2000) was born
Bobby Dall, American rocker (Poison-Every Rose Has a Thorn), was born
Bruce Welch, [Cripps], rocker (Shadows Bognor Regis) was born
Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band) was born
Caryl Florio, composer, Pen-name of William James Rob John was born
Chris Burnett, American musician was born
Chris Walla, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie) was born
Dave Pegg, British pop bassist (Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave) was born
David Anthony Ahern, composer was born
Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer was born
Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, NYC, rocker (Cadillacs, Coasters) was born
Elek Erkel, composer was born
Erika Jo, American musician was born
Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer was born
Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer was born
Fernando Correia de Oliveira, composer was born
Frank Gilligan, Queens NY, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around) was born
Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer was born
Frico Kafenda, composer was born
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Venice Italy, conductor/composer (Sunnyata) was born
Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea) was born
Jason Cerbone, American actor (The Sopranos) was born
Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans) was born
Jay Traynor, rocker (Jay & The Americans) was born
Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer (Prince Regent) was born
Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer was born
John Foulds, composer was born
Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer was born
K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn], Consort Alberta, Canadian country singer was born
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer was born
Katelyn Tarver, American singer was born
Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer was born
Lindy Morrison, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) was born
Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician was born
Maxine Nightingale, English soul singer was born
Milan Stibilj, composer was born
Mireille Delunsch, French soprano was born
Nelly, American rapper was born
Otto Reubke, composer was born
Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Viktoria und ihr Huzar) was born
Prodigy, American rapper (Mobb Deep) was born
Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn) was born
Rich Gooch, rock bassist (Quarterflash) was born
Ultra Naté, American musician was born
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) was born
Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80
Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer, dies at 62
Aurelio Signoretti, composer, dies at 68
Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer, dies at 61
Chretien Urhan, composer, dies at 55
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64
Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73
Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56
Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)
Felice Lattuada, composer, dies at 80
Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx NY at 72
Jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77
Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67
Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies
Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer, dies at 26
Maude Valerie White, composer, dies at 82
Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73
Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1915)
Witold Kiełtyka, Polish metal drummer (Decapitated) (b. 1984)
"Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
Warren, Dixon & Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in NYC
Peter Shaffer's musical "Amadeus", premieres in London
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