1972
Birth
Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III]
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Born on October 17
1941
Birth
Alan Howard
Alan Howard, rock bassist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes) was born
1958
Birth
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson, Newnan Ga, country singer (Here in the Real World) was born
1914
Birth
Albert Markos
Albert Markos, composer was born
1967
Birth
Allen West
Allen West, US metal guitarist (Obituary, Cause of Death) was born
1878
Birth
Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov
Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai was born
1930
Birth
Angelo Paccignini
Angelo Paccignini, composer was born
1923
Birth
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004) was born
1971
Birth
Chris Kirkpatrick
Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync) was born
1909
Birth
Crozy [William] Cole
Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer was born
1860
Birth
Dionyssios Lavrangas
Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer was born
1688
Birth
Domenico Zipoli
Domenico Zipoli, composer was born
1895
Birth
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) was born
1941
Birth
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth Oh, country singer (Too Many Times) was born
1972
Birth
Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III]
Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III], Saint Joseph Missouri, rapper and movie star ('The Real Slim Shady', 'Stan' and '8 Mile') was born
1730
Birth
Ernestus Weinrauch
Ernestus Weinrauch, composer was born
1942
Birth
Gary Puckett
Gary Puckett, vocalist (& Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl) was born
1932
Birth
Gundaris Pone
Gundaris Pone, composer was born
1878
Birth
Henri Mulet
Henri Mulet, composer was born
1892
Birth
Herbert Norman Howells
Herbert Norman Howells, composer was born
1928
Birth
Ivan Marinov
Ivan Marinov, composer was born
1946
Birth
James Ray Tucker
James Ray Tucker, Los Angeles California, rock guitarist (Turtles-Eleanor) was born
1941
Birth
James Seals
James Seals, Sidney Tx, singer (Seals & Crofts-Summer Breeze) was born
1893
Birth
Jean Binet
Jean Binet, composer was born
1974
Birth
John Rocker
John Rocker, American baseball player was born
1922
Birth
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. 2001) was born
1979
Birth
Marcela Bovio
Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion) was born
1720
Birth
Maria Teresa Agnesi
Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer was born
1949
Birth
Maurice Willis Wright
Maurice Willis Wright, composer was born
1844
Birth
Miguel Nieto
Miguel Nieto, composer was born
1892
Birth
Otakar Jeremias
Otakar Jeremias, composer was born
1729
Birth
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer was born
1929
Birth
Ram Da-Oz
Ram Da-Oz, composer was born
1967
Birth
René Dif
René Dif, Danish musician (Aqua) was born
1950
Birth
Sandra Reemer
Sandra Reemer, Dutch singer (As Love Goes) was born
1898
Birth
Shinichi Suzuki
Shinichi Suzuki, Nagoya, Japanese music teacher (Suzuki Method) was born
1943
Birth
Susan Davenny Wyner
Susan Davenny Wyner, New Haven Ct, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize) was born
1916
Birth
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, composer was born
1972
Birth
Tarkan
Tarkan, Turkish singer was born
1972
Birth
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean, Haitian-born singer was born
1968
Birth
Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley, reggae performer was born
Died on October 17
1984
Death
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89
2025
Death
Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger died
1996
Death
Berthold Goldschmidt
Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93
1972
Death
Billy Williams
Billy Williams, American singer (b. 1910)
2023
Death
Carla Bley
Carla Bley died
1996
Death
Christopher Acland
Christopher Acland, musician, dies at 30
1993
Death
Criss Oliva
Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage) (b. 1963)
1981
Death
David Guion
David Guion, composer, dies at 88
1849
Death
Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer, dies at 39
1897
Death
Isidor Dannstrom
Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84
2001
Death
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915)
1837
Death
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58
1910
Death
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91
1979
Death
Karel Reiner
Karel Reiner, composer, dies at 69
2008
Death
Levi Stubbs
Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)
2022
Death
Michael Ponti
Michael Ponti died
2024
Death
Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor died
1909
Death
Nicola Spinelli
Nicola Spinelli, composer, dies at 44
1904
Death
Nikolai Amani
Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32
1944
Death
Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45
1825
Death
Peter Winter
Peter Winter, composer, dies at 71
1890
Death
Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton
Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77
1991
Death
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72
2007
Death
Teresa Brewer
Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (b. 1931)
2020
Death
Toshinori Kondo
Toshinori Kondo died
2024
Death
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida died
2004
Death
Uzi Hitman
Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer (b. 1952)
2009
Death
Vic Mizzy
Vic Mizzy, American composer (themes to Green Acres and The Addams Family) (b. 1916)
1975
Death
Vittorio Gui
Vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90
1966
Death
Wieland Wagner
Wieland Wagner, German opera director, dies
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