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Adam Kaczynski, composer was born
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Adam Kaczynski, composer was born
Alan Scott, Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture) was born
Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer was born
Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer was born
Ashanti, American singer was born
Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop) was born
Cherelle, rocker (Affair-First Bite) was born
Chris Farlowe, rocker was born
Christophe, French singer was born
Craig McGregor, rocker (Foghat) was born
David Kennedy, American musician (Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves) was born
Frantiszek Soltyk, composer was born
George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter was born
Gerald Marks, American songwriter (All of Me) (d. 1997) was born
Gilberto Mendes, composer was born
Gosta Nystroem, composer was born
Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. 1979) was born
Harper MacKay, Boston Mass, orchestra leader (NBC Follies) was born
Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer was born
Henry Stephen Cutler, composer was born
Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions) was born
Immanuel Faisst, composer was born
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, American musician and composer was born
Jens Bjerre, composer was born
Joey Belladonna, Oswego NY, heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest) was born
Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born
John Ford Coley, rocker (England Dan & John Ford Coley) was born
Jon Micah Sumrall, American singer (Kutless) was born
Joseph Richard Sylvers, rocker was born
Joseph Utsler, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse) was born
Karen Akers, NYC, singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap) was born
Karl Reinthaler, composer was born
Kele Okereke, lead singer of Bloc Party was born
Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg Pa, country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes) was born
Ludwig Weber, composer was born
Marcelle de Manziarly, composer was born
Marie Osmond, Ogden Ut, singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts) was born
Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer was born
Mel Jackson, American actor and R&B musician was born
Misono, Japanese singer (formerly Day After Tomorrow) was born
Moritz Hauptmann, composer was born
Nana Mouskouri, Crete Greece, singer (Try to Remember) [or 10/10/36] was born
Olympia-Ann Sylvers, rocker was born
Otto Joachim, composer was born
Paul Potts, British Opera singer and winner of Britain's Got Talent was born
Paul Simon, Newark NJ, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony) was born
Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) was born
Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist was born
Ray Brown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz double bassist was born
Robert Lamm, NYC, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) was born
Sammy Hagar, Monterey CA, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump) was born
Terry Gibbs, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) was born
Ticker Freeman, Paterson NJ, pianist (Dinah Shore Show) was born
Yves Montand, France, actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix) was born
Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59
Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47
Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52
Francois Roberday, composer, dies at 56
Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer, dies at 61
Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79
Gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91
Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer, dies at 70
Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
Kishore Kumar, Indian Singer (b.1929)
Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)
Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93
14th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell, Emmylou Harris & George Jones wins
9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins
20th Country Music Association Award: Reba McEntire wins
Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in NYC
"Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium
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