1968
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The Beatles
Beatles "White Album" completed
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Born on October 14
1907
Birth
"Red" McKenzie
"Red" McKenzie, jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper) [or 1899] was born
1959
Birth
A J Pero
A J Pero, Staten Is, drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) was born
1796
Birth
Adolf Ganz
Adolf Ganz, composer was born
1871
Birth
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer (Schneeman) was born
1929
Birth
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura, composer was born
1907
Birth
Allan Jones
Allan Jones, Scranton PA, actor/singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat) was born
1943
Birth
Anthony Iannaccone
Anthony Iannaccone, composer was born
1926
Birth
Bill Justis
Bill Justis, rocker was born
1942
Birth
Billy Harrison
Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist (Them) was born
1861
Birth
Bjarni Thorsteinsson
Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer was born
1859
Birth
Camille Chevillard
Camille Chevillard, composer was born
1764
Birth
Charles-Henri Plantade
Charles-Henri Plantade, composer was born
1853
Birth
Ciprian Porumbescu
Ciprian Porumbescu, composer was born
1945
Birth
Colin Hodgkinson
Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake) was born
1965
Birth
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias, Australian composer was born
1952
Birth
Daisy Eshuijs
Daisy Eshuijs, singer/pianist/composer (Eye to Eye) was born
1946
Birth
Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty, Scottish musician (Nazareth) was born
1888
Birth
Ernest Pingoud
Ernest Pingoud, composer was born
1753
Birth
Franz Anton Dimmler
Franz Anton Dimmler, composer was born
1928
Birth
Gary Graffman
Gary Graffman, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award) was born
1855
Birth
George Edwardes
George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl) was born
1738
Birth
Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti
Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer was born
1730
Birth
Jean Joseph Rodolphe
Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer was born
1968
Birth
Johnny Goudie
Johnny Goudie, American musician was born
1873
Birth
Jose Serrano Simeon
Jose Serrano Simeon, composer was born
1974
Birth
Joseph Utsler
Joseph Utsler, American musician was born
1978
Birth
Justin Brannan
Justin Brannan, American musician, writer was born
1946
Birth
Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward, England, vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) was born
1909
Birth
Kalervo Tuukkanen
Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer was born
1904
Birth
Karel Srom
Karel Srom, composer was born
1965
Birth
Karyn White
Karyn White, singer was born
1935
Birth
La Monte Young
La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer (Composition in 1990) was born
1996
Birth
Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon
Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna was born
1951
Birth
Marcia Barrett
Marcia Barrett, St Catherine's Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M) was born
1952
Birth
Margriet Eshuijs
Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer/pianist was born
1974
Birth
Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines, Lubbock, Texas, musician (Dixie Chicks) was born
1931
Birth
Nikhil Banerjee
Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician (d. 1986) was born
1931
Birth
Rafael Puyana
Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) was born
1930
Birth
Robert Parker
Robert Parker, US saxophonist/soul singer (Barefootin') was born
1992
Birth
Savannah Outen
Savannah Outen, American singer/songwriter was born
1975
Birth
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis, English singer (All Saints) was born
1953
Birth
Shelley Ackerman
Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer, singer was born
1958
Birth
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby, Cairo Egypt, rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science) was born
1977
Birth
Tina Dico
Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter was born
1978
Birth
Usher
Usher, American singer and actor was born
1926
Birth
Willy Alberti
Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer/actor (Riffin in Amsterdam) was born
1963
Birth
Yim Jae-beom
Yim Jae-beom, South Korean singer was born
Died on October 14
1877
Death
Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart
Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68
1669
Death
Antonio Cesti
Antonio Cesti, composer, dies at 46
1966
Death
Arcady Dubensky
Arcady Dubensky, composer, dies at 75
2007
Death
Big Moe
Big Moe, American rapper (b. 1974)
1977
Death
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby, US singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74
1957
Death
Carl Natanael Berg
Carl Natanael Berg, composer, dies at 78
2025
Death
D’Angelo
D’Angelo died
1985
Death
Emil Gilels
Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1916)
1998
Death
Frankie Yankovic
Frankie Yankovic, American musician (b. 1916)
1771
Death
Franz Xaver Brixi
Franz Xaver Brixi, composer, dies at 39
2006
Death
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender, American musician (b. 1937)
1923
Death
George Elbridge Whiting
George Elbridge Whiting, composer, dies at 83
1994
Death
Gioconda de Vito
Gioconda de Vito, violinist, dies at 87
2020
Death
Herbert Kretzmer
Herbert Kretzmer died
1857
Death
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33
1981
Death
Ingemar Liljefors
Ingemar Liljefors, composer, dies at 74
1568
Death
Jacques Arcadelt
Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
2006
Death
Jared Anderson
Jared Anderson, American bassist (b. 1975)
1958
Death
Jean Poveigh
Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82
1909
Death
Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen
Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, composer, dies at 76
1775
Death
Johann Jacob Rowalt
Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer, dies at 57
1972
Death
Joseph Kaminski
Joseph Kaminski, composer, dies at 68
1990
Death
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72
2002
Death
Norbert Schultze
Norbert Schultze, American composer and songwriter (b. 1911)
2022
Death
Ralf Wolter
Ralf Wolter died
2020
Death
Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming died
2024
Death
Rieko Nakagawa
Rieko Nakagawa died
2025
Death
Roberta Alexander
Roberta Alexander died
1987
Death
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86
1900
Death
Sandor Erkel
Sandor Erkel, composer, dies at 54
2023
Death
Stanisław Radwan
Stanisław Radwan died
2004
Death
Vlassis Bonatsos
Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek singer, actor and entertainer (b. 1949)
1847
Death
William Michael Rooke
William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53
Releases & milestones on October 14
1924
Event
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Die Gluckliche Hand", premieres in Vienna
2022
Event
Ava Max
Ava Max released the album 'Diamonds & Dancefloors'
1980
Event
Bob Marley
Bob Marley's last concert
1974
Event
Charlie Rich
8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
1930
Event
George Gershwin
George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in NYC
2022
Event
Lil Baby
Lil Baby released the album 'It's Only Me'
2022
Event
Lorna Shore
Lorna Shore released the album 'Pain Remains'
1970
Event
Merle Haggard
4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins
2022
Event
Noah Kahan
Noah Kahan released the album 'Stick Season'
2022
Event
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers released the album 'Return of the Dream Canteen'
1985
Event
Ricky Skaggs
19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins
2022
Event
The 1975
The 1975 released the album 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language'
1968
Event
The Beatles
Beatles "White Album" completed
2022
Event
Tove Lo
Tove Lo released the album 'Dirt Femme'
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