On This Day in Music: October 12

1971 Birth

Ahn Jae Wook

Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer was born

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1845 Birth

Amintore Galli

Amintore Galli, composer was born

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1919 Birth

Andre Casanova

Andre Casanova, composer was born

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1855 Birth

Arthur Nikisch

Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) was born

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1490 Birth

Bernardo Pisano

Bernardo Pisano, composer was born

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1966 Birth

Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author was born

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1958 Birth

Bryn Merrick

Bryn Merrick, British musician, (The Damned) was born

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1881 Birth

Carlos Lopez Buchardo

Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer was born

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1962 Birth

Chris Botti

Chris Botti, American jazz musician was born

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1956 Birth

David Vanian

David Vanian, British singer, (The Damned) was born

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1918 Birth

Emil Cossetto

Emil Cossetto, composer was born

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1759 Birth

Frantisek Vaclav Tomes

Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer was born

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1947 Birth

George Lam

George Lam, Hong Kong singer was born

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1892 Birth

Gilda dalla Rizza

Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975) was born

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1925 Birth

Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones

Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist was born

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1880 Birth

Healey Willan

Healey Willan, composer was born

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1882 Birth

Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen

Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer was born

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1968 Birth

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, Real Steel) was born

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1930 Birth

Jack S Gottlieb

Jack S Gottlieb, composer was born

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1955 Birth

Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry, Canadian musician was born

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1977 Birth

Jay Jenkins

Jay Jenkins, American rapper also known as "Young Jeezy" was born

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1958 Birth

Jeff Keith

Jeff Keith, rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) was born

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1808 Birth

John Liptrot Hatton

John Liptrot Hatton, composer was born

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1763 Birth

John Ross

John Ross, composer was born

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1979 Birth

Jordan Pundik

Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory) was born

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1890 Birth

Luis de Freitas Branco

Luis de Freitas Branco, composer was born

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1969 Birth

Martie Maguire

Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks) was born

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1932 Birth

Mayer Joel Mandelbaum

Mayer Joel Mandelbaum, composer was born

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1942 Birth

Melvin Franklin

Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations) was born

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1982 Birth

Molly Bennett

Molly Bennett, Irish singer was born

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1893 Birth

Pall Isolfsson

Pall Isolfsson, composer was born

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1955 Birth

Pat Dinizio

Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist (Smithereens) was born

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1872 Birth

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) was born

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1931 Birth

Raoul Pleskow

Raoul Pleskow, composer was born

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1948 Birth

Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) was born

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1935 Birth

Sam Moore

Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister) was born

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1686 Birth

Silvius Leopold Weiss

Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer was born

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1992 Birth

Taylor Horn

Taylor Horn, American singer and actress was born

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1906 Birth

Willy Hess

Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar was born

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1907 Birth

Wolfgang Fortner

Wolfgang Fortner, composer was born

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1966 Death

Arthur Vincent Lourie

Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74

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2024 Death

Ary Toledo

Ary Toledo died

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2022 Death

Bernardo Adam Ferrero

Bernardo Adam Ferrero died

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1982 Death

Chris Reumer

Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73

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2020 Death

Dmitry Paperno

Dmitry Paperno died

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1995 Death

Eleanor Aller

Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78

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1989 Death

Franco

Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51

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1971 Death

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent, rocker, dies of bleeding ulcers at 36

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2021 Death

George Balch Wilson

George Balch Wilson died

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1692 Death

Giovanni Battista Vitali

Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60

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1794 Death

James Lyon

James Lyon, composer, dies at 59

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1817 Death

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66

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1997 Death

John Denver

John Denver, American singer (b. 1943)

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2020 Death

Jon Gibson

Jon Gibson died

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1974 Death

Joseph Frederick Wagner

Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74

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2024 Death

Ka

Ka died

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2021 Death

Marcus Malone

Marcus Malone died

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1924 Death

Monroe A Althouse

Monroe A Althouse, composer, dies at 71

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2021 Death

Paddy Moloney

Paddy Moloney died

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1797 Death

Pierre de Jelyotte

Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84

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2002 Death

Ray Conniff

Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)

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2023 Death

Remei Margarit

Remei Margarit died

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1985 Death

Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32

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1996 Death

Vernon Elliott

Vernon Elliott, musician/composer, dies at 84

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1865 Death

William Vincent Wallace

William Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53

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1981 Event

Barbara Mandrell

15th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins

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1935 Event

Cole Porter

Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" premieres in NYC

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2021 Event

Enhypen

Enhypen released the album 'Dimension: Dilemma'

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1987 Event

Hank Williams, Jr.

21st Country Music Association Award: Hank Williams Jr wins

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1989 Event

Paul Jury

Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London

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