1926
Birth
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) was born
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Born on October 18
1924
Birth
Allyn Ferguson
Allyn Ferguson, San Jose California, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) was born
1919
Birth
Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton)
Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton), Chicago, jazz singer was born
1706
Birth
Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) was born
1918
Birth
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup, Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco) was born
1922
Birth
Camillo Togni
Camillo Togni, composer was born
1926
Birth
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) was born
1965
Birth
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist was born
1940
Birth
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil, New York NY, American songwriter was born
1924
Birth
Egil Hovland
Egil Hovland, composer was born
1903
Birth
Emile Enthoven
Emile Enthoven, composer was born
1844
Birth
Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu
Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer was born
1794
Birth
Ferdinand Lukas Schubert
Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born
1850
Birth
Francis Thome
Francis Thome, composer was born
1949
Birth
Gary Richrath
Gary Richrath, Peoria IL, rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon) was born
1789
Birth
Giovanni Tadolini
Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born
1879
Birth
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish composer was born
1946
Birth
Howard Shore
Howard Shore, Canadian film composer was born
1924
Birth
Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster
Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster, Canadian musician was born
1949
Birth
Joe Egan
Joe Egan, British musician (Stealers Wheel) was born
1833
Birth
Johannes Habert
Johannes Habert, composer was born
1935
Birth
Jorge Cervello
Jorge Cervello, composer was born
1947
Birth
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End) was born
1898
Birth
Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer]
Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer], Austrian singer and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, From Russia with Love) was born
1979
Birth
Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith
Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], Camden, Arkansas, American pop and R&B singer and songwriter was born
1974
Birth
Peter Svensson
Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) was born
1938
Birth
Ronnie Bright
Ronnie Bright, rocker (Coasters) was born
1943
Birth
Russ Giguere
Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Association) was born
1891
Birth
Vaclav Kalik
Vaclav Kalik, composer was born
1611
Birth
Valentin Strobel
Valentin Strobel, composer was born
1901
Birth
Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov
Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer was born
1910
Birth
Vojislav Vuckovic
Vojislav Vuckovic, composer was born
1925
Birth
Wim van Gennep
Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist (Heikrekels) was born
1961
Birth
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) was born
1974
Birth
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress) was born
Died on October 18
2006
Death
Anna Russell
Anna Russell, English music satirist (b. 1911)
1943
Death
Benedictus H Dancer
Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52
1995
Death
Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson, singer/actor, dies at 69
1893
Death
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba, Faust), dies at 75
1963
Death
Claudio Carneyro
Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68
2021
Death
Concha Márquez Piquer
Concha Márquez Piquer died
2012
Death
David Spencer Ware
David Spencer Ware, American free jazz saxophonist, dies at 62
2008
Death
Dee Dee Warwick
Dee Dee Warwick, American soul singer (b. 1945)
2023
Death
Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley died
1817
Death
Etienne-Nicolas Méhul
Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. 1763)
1953
Death
Federico Gerdes
Federico Gerdes, composer, dies at 80
2021
Death
Franco Cerri
Franco Cerri died
1965
Death
Frank Hutchens
Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73
2000
Death
Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (b. 1925)
2020
Death
Ilana Rovina
Ilana Rovina died
1864
Death
Jacques Francois Gallay
Jacques Francois Gallay, composer, dies at 68
1788
Death
Jean-Guillain Cardon
Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56
1545
Death
John Taverner
John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55
1767
Death
Joseph Paul Ziegler
Joseph Paul Ziegler, composer, dies at 45
2020
Death
José Padilla
José Padilla died
2000
Death
Julie London
Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
1994
Death
Lee Allen
Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68
2007
Death
Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube, South African musician (b. 1964)
2010
Death
Marion Brown
Marion Brown, American jazz musician (b. 1931)
2001
Death
Micheline Ostermeyer
Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (b. 1922)
2025
Death
Mircea Tiberian
Mircea Tiberian died
2020
Death
Naama
Naama died
2022
Death
Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter died
1832
Death
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer, dies at 73
1634
Death
Pierre de La Barre
Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42
2021
Death
Ralph Carmichael
Ralph Carmichael died
2022
Death
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon died
1771
Death
Robert Praelisauer
Robert Praelisauer, composer, dies at 62
2002
Death
Roman Tam
Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)
Releases & milestones on October 18
2023
Event
Itzy
Itzy released the album 'Ringo'
1752
Event
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Premiere of Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village"
2024
Event
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell released the album 'I Want Blood'
1973
Event
Judd Woldin
Judd Woldin & Robert Brittens musical "Raisin", premieres in NYC
2024
Event
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue released the album 'Tension II'
1979
Event
The Beatles
"Beatlemania" opens in London
1962
Event
Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance"
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