Alan Gratzer
Alan Gratzer, Syracuse NY, rock drummer (Reo Speedwagon) was born
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Alan Gratzer, Syracuse NY, rock drummer (Reo Speedwagon) was born
Alexandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova, composer was born
Alfred Holmes, composer was born
Allison Wolfe, American musician (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, Partyline) was born
Andrea d' Angeli, composer was born
Burrill Phillips, Omaha Nebraska, composer (Play Ball) was born
Claudio Casciolini, composer was born
Davorin Jenko, composer was born
Delta Goodrem, Australian singer was born
Dennis Stratton, London England, rock guitarist (Iron Maiden) was born
Dorothy Dandridge, Cleveland, Ohio, American actress/singer/dancer (Porgy & Bess) was born
Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer was born
Howard Shanet, Brooklyn NY, conductor (Night of the Tropics) was born
Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, composer was born
Jean-Theodore Radoux, composer was born
Jesus Castillo, composer was born
Joe C., American rapper (d. 2000) was born
Johannes Speth, composer was born
Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer was born
Joëlle Ursull, a Guadeloupean singer was born
Lee Graziano, Chicago Ill, rock drummer (American Breed) was born
Mary Travers, Louisville Ky, folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary) was born
Michel Pagliaro, Quebec singer was born
Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist was born
Nick Lachey, American singer was born
Pepa, rocker (Salt 'n' Pepa-Shake Ya Thang) was born
Phil May, rocker (Pretty Things) was born
Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano was born
Rudolph Karel, composer was born
Scarface, American rapper was born
Sergio Cervetti, composer was born
Sisqó, American singer (Dru Hill) was born
Sue Upton, English actress and dancer was born
Susan Tedeschi, American musician was born
Thomas Quasthoff, German singer was born
Tom Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, rocker (Creedence Clearwater Revival), (d. 1990) was born
Uncle Kracker, American singer and rapper was born
Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer, dies at 56
Edmund Schuecker, composer, dies at 50
Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austria, composer/musicologist, dies at 89
Frederick Preston Search, composer, dies at 70
Jan Johansson, composer, dies at 37
Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer, dies at 66
Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer, dies at 70
Milton M Shorty Rajonsky Rogers, trumpeter, dies at 70
Moritz Heuzenroeder, composer, dies at 48
Ole Olsen, composer, dies at 77
Otto Siegl, composer, dies at 82
Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer, dies at 87
Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian/US composer (Blossom Time), dies at 64
Stanley Myers, English movie composer (Deer Hunter), dies at 63
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (b. 1692)
Opera "Ermine," premieres in London
38th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride & Keith Urban wins
45th Country Music Association Award: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins
"Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden NYC for 192 perfs
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