1905-10-15
Birth
Alexey Kozlovsky
Alexey Kozlovsky, composer was born
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1902-10-15
Birth
Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko
Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer was born
1890-10-15
Birth
Arcady Dubensky
Arcady Dubensky, composer was born
1799-10-15
Birth
August Ferdinand Haeser
August Ferdinand Haeser, composer was born
1937-10-15
Birth
Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer (Eve of Destruction) was born
1775-10-15
Birth
Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer was born
1950-10-15
Birth
Chris De Burgh
Chris De Burgh, [Davidson], Argent/Irish rock vocalist (Lady in Red) was born
1924-10-15
Birth
Colin Romoff
Colin Romoff, NYC, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born
1905-10-15
Birth
Dag Ivar Wiren
Dag Ivar Wiren, composer was born
1973-10-15
Birth
Dax Riggs
Dax Riggs, American musician was born
1942-10-15
Birth
Don Stevenson
Don Stevenson, Seattle Wash, rock drummer (Moby Grape) was born
1966-10-15
Birth
Douglas Vipond
Douglas Vipond, British pop drummer (Deacon Blue-Raintown) was born
1905-10-15
Birth
Edna Deanne Fuelling
Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher was born
1970-10-15
Birth
Eric Benét
Eric Benét, American singer was born
1977-10-15
Birth
Erin McKeown
Erin McKeown, American musician was born
1938-10-15
Birth
Fela Ransome/Anikulapo Kuti
Fela Ransome/Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian singer/saxophonist (d. 1997) was born
1951-10-15
Birth
Frank Dimino
Frank Dimino, Wash DC, rock vocalist (Angel) was born
1858-10-15
Birth
Frank Valentine Van der Stucken
Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer was born
1975-10-15
Birth
Ginuwine
Ginuwine, American singer was born
1898-10-15
Birth
Gunther Ramin
Gunther Ramin, composer was born
1932-10-15
Birth
Jaan Raats
Jaan Raats, composer was born
1968-10-15
Birth
Jyrki 69
Jyrki 69, Finnish musician The 69 Eyes was born
1936-10-15
Birth
Kari Rydman
Kari Rydman, composer was born
1926-10-15
Birth
Karl Richter
Karl Richter, composer was born
1981-10-15
Birth
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole, African American R&B singer was born
1986-10-15
Birth
Lee Donghae
Lee Donghae, Korean singer (a member of super junior) was born
1938-10-15
Birth
Marvin E "Marv" Johnson
Marvin E "Marv" Johnson, US gospel/R&B singer (Move 2 mountains) was born
1925-10-15
Birth
Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker, rocker was born
1934-10-15
Birth
N. Ramani
N. Ramani, Indian flutist was born
1874-10-15
Birth
Otallo Morales
Otallo Morales, composer was born
1982-10-15
Birth
Paulini Curuenavuli
Paulini Curuenavuli, Fijian singer was born
1761-10-15
Birth
Peter Gronland
Peter Gronland, composer was born
1938-10-15
Birth
Rafael Aponte-Ledee
Rafael Aponte-Ledee, composer was born
1946-10-15
Birth
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter, New Haven Ct, vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You) was born
1762-10-15
Birth
Samuel Adams Holyoke
Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer was born
1980-10-15
Birth
Siiri Nordin
Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer (Killer) was born
1983-10-15
Birth
Stephy Tang
Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress was born
1784-10-15
Birth
Thomas Hastings
Thomas Hastings, composer was born
1852-10-15
Birth
Wilhelm Posse
Wilhelm Posse, composer was born
1902-10-15
Birth
William Edmundson
William Edmundson, Spokane Wash, vocalist (Southernaires) was born
1976-10-15
Birth
Yoon Son-ha
Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer was born
1953-10-15
Birth
[Toriano] Tito Jackson
[Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer (Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye) was born
1914-10-15
Death
Aleksander Rozycki
Aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69
1965-10-15
Death
Carl Hoff
Carl Hoff, orchestra leader (Music Hall), dies at 60
1964-10-15
Death
Cole Porter
Cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73
2008-10-15
Death
Edie Adams
Edie Adams, American singer and Broadway actress (b. 1927)
1883-10-15
Death
Francesco Schira
Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74
1968-10-15
Death
Franz Reizenstein
Franz Reizenstein, composer, dies at 57
1955-10-15
Death
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41
1682-10-15
Death
John Ferrabosco
John Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 56
1993-10-15
Death
Ken E Jones
Ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34
1990-10-15
Death
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein, composer (West Side Story), dies at 72
1917-10-15
Death
Mata Hari
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris
1900-10-15
Death
Zdenek Fibich
Zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49
1969-10-15
Event
Johnny Cash
3rd Country Music Association Award: Johnny Cash & Tammy Wynette wins
1917-10-15
Event
Mata Hari
World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany.
1973-10-15
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Roy Clark
7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1925-10-15
Event
Willem Landre
Willem Landre's opera "Beatrice" premiers in The Hague
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