1971-10-12
Birth
Ahn Jae Wook
Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer was born
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1845-10-12
Birth
Amintore Galli
Amintore Galli, composer was born
1919-10-12
Birth
Andre Casanova
Andre Casanova, composer was born
1855-10-12
Birth
Arthur Nikisch
Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) was born
1490-10-12
Birth
Bernardo Pisano
Bernardo Pisano, composer was born
1966-10-12
Birth
Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author was born
1958-10-12
Birth
Bryn Merrick
Bryn Merrick, British musician, (The Damned) was born
1881-10-12
Birth
Carlos Lopez Buchardo
Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer was born
1962-10-12
Birth
Chris Botti
Chris Botti, American jazz musician was born
1956-10-12
Birth
David Vanian
David Vanian, British singer, (The Damned) was born
1918-10-12
Birth
Emil Cossetto
Emil Cossetto, composer was born
1759-10-12
Birth
Frantisek Vaclav Tomes
Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer was born
1947-10-12
Birth
George Lam
George Lam, Hong Kong singer was born
1892-10-12
Birth
Gilda dalla Rizza
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975) was born
1925-10-12
Birth
Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones
Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist was born
1880-10-12
Birth
Healey Willan
Healey Willan, composer was born
1882-10-12
Birth
Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen
Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer was born
1968-10-12
Birth
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, Real Steel) was born
1930-10-12
Birth
Jack S Gottlieb
Jack S Gottlieb, composer was born
1955-10-12
Birth
Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry, Canadian musician was born
1977-10-12
Birth
Jay Jenkins
Jay Jenkins, American rapper also known as "Young Jeezy" was born
1958-10-12
Birth
Jeff Keith
Jeff Keith, rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) was born
1808-10-12
Birth
John Liptrot Hatton
John Liptrot Hatton, composer was born
1763-10-12
Birth
John Ross
John Ross, composer was born
1979-10-12
Birth
Jordan Pundik
Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory) was born
1890-10-12
Birth
Luis de Freitas Branco
Luis de Freitas Branco, composer was born
1969-10-12
Birth
Martie Maguire
Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks) was born
1932-10-12
Birth
Mayer Joel Mandelbaum
Mayer Joel Mandelbaum, composer was born
1942-10-12
Birth
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations) was born
1982-10-12
Birth
Molly Bennett
Molly Bennett, Irish singer was born
1893-10-12
Birth
Pall Isolfsson
Pall Isolfsson, composer was born
1955-10-12
Birth
Pat Dinizio
Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist (Smithereens) was born
1872-10-12
Birth
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) was born
1931-10-12
Birth
Raoul Pleskow
Raoul Pleskow, composer was born
1948-10-12
Birth
Rick Parfitt
Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) was born
1935-10-12
Birth
Sam Moore
Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister) was born
1686-10-12
Birth
Silvius Leopold Weiss
Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer was born
1992-10-12
Birth
Taylor Horn
Taylor Horn, American singer and actress was born
1906-10-12
Birth
Willy Hess
Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar was born
1907-10-12
Birth
Wolfgang Fortner
Wolfgang Fortner, composer was born
1966-10-12
Death
Arthur Vincent Lourie
Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74
1982-10-12
Death
Chris Reumer
Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73
1995-10-12
Death
Eleanor Aller
Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78
1989-10-12
Death
Franco
Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51
1971-10-12
Death
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent, rocker, dies of bleeding ulcers at 36
1692-10-12
Death
Giovanni Battista Vitali
Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60
1794-10-12
Death
James Lyon
James Lyon, composer, dies at 59
1817-10-12
Death
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66
1997-10-12
Death
John Denver
John Denver, American singer (b. 1943)
1974-10-12
Death
Joseph Frederick Wagner
Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74
1924-10-12
Death
Monroe A Althouse
Monroe A Althouse, composer, dies at 71
1797-10-12
Death
Pierre de Jelyotte
Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
2002-10-12
Death
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)
1985-10-12
Death
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32
1996-10-12
Death
Vernon Elliott
Vernon Elliott, musician/composer, dies at 84
1865-10-12
Death
William Vincent Wallace
William Vincent Wallace, composer, dies at 53
1981-10-12
Event
Barbara Mandrell
15th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins
1935-10-12
Event
Cole Porter
Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" premieres in NYC
1987-10-12
Event
Hank Williams, Jr.
21st Country Music Association Award: Hank Williams Jr wins
1989-10-12
Event
Paul Jury
Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London
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