1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
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Born on October 20
1951
Birth
Al Greenwood
Al Greenwood, keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time) was born
1983
Birth
Alex Nackman
Alex Nackman, musician was born
1913
Birth
Angelo Ephrikian
Angelo Ephrikian, composer was born
1792
Birth
Anton Bernhard Furstenau
Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer was born
1874
Birth
Charles Edward Ives
Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) was born
1971
Birth
Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue, Melbourne Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue was born
1943
Birth
Dunja Vejzovic
Dunja Vejzovic, Croatian soprano was born
1934
Birth
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer was born
1890
Birth
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer was born
1966
Birth
Fred Coury
Fred Coury, Johnston NY, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) was born
1980
Birth
Gary Jarman
Gary Jarman, English musician was born
1915
Birth
Giora Schuster
Giora Schuster, composer was born
1913
Birth
Grandpa [Louis M] Jones
Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra KY, country musician (Hee-Haw) was born
1901
Birth
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Hans-Otto Borgmann, composer was born
1925
Birth
Herman Roelstraete
Herman Roelstraete, composer was born
1958
Birth
Ivo Pogorelic
Ivo Pogorelic, Croatian pianist was born
1958
Birth
Ivo Pogorelich
Ivo Pogorelich, Belgrade Yugoslavia, pianist (1978 Casagrande winner) was born
1939
Birth
Jay Siegel
Jay Siegel, Bkln, rock bassist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) was born
1877
Birth
Josephine McGill
Josephine McGill, composer was born
1819
Birth
Karol Mikuli
Karol Mikuli, composer was born
1940
Birth
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby, British singer was born
1977
Birth
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz, Canadian classical violinist was born
1960
Birth
Lepa Brena
Lepa Brena, famous Yugoslav singer was born
1967
Birth
Luck Mervil
Luck Mervil, Québécois actor and singer was born
1958
Birth
Mark King
Mark King, bass/vocalist (Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games) was born
1909
Birth
Monique Hare
Monique Hare, French pianist was born
1965
Birth
Norman Blake
Norman Blake, Scottish musician was born
1788
Birth
Philip Knapton
Philip Knapton, composer was born
1939
Birth
Raymond Jones
Raymond Jones, rocker was born
1945
Birth
Ric Lee
Ric Lee, rock drummer (Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs) was born
1958
Birth
Ricky Byrd
Ricky Byrd, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) was born
1988
Birth
Risa Niigaki
Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born
1923
Birth
Robert Craft
Robert Craft, Kingston, NY, conductor, Stravinsky-follower was born
1900
Birth
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter, composer was born
1971
Birth
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus]
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], Long Beach, California, rapper (What's My Name, Gin & Juice) was born
1962
Birth
Steven R "Randy" Jackson
Steven R "Randy" Jackson, US percussionist/singer (Enjoy Yourself) was born
1957
Birth
Susanna Haavisto
Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer was born
1955
Birth
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman, American composer was born
1945
Birth
Thomas Pasatieri
Thomas Pasatieri, composer was born
1950
Birth
Tom Petty
Tom Petty, Gainesville Florida, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) was born
1976
Birth
Tom Wisniewski
Tom Wisniewski, American guitarist (MxPx) was born
1937
Birth
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer (Let's Have a Party) was born
1944
Birth
William Hugh Albright
William Hugh Albright, composer was born
Died on October 20
1977
Death
Cassie Gaines
Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28
1994
Death
Charles Robert Owen Medley
Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88
1676
Death
Christopher Gibbons
Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61
1955
Death
Eino Roiha
Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51
1931
Death
Emanuel Moor
Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68
1944
Death
Gabriel Groulez
Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65
2021
Death
Hans Haselböck
Hans Haselböck died
2023
Death
Haydn Gwynne
Haydn Gwynne died
1904
Death
Henry Hiles
Henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77
2024
Death
Janusz Olejniczak
Janusz Olejniczak died
2024
Death
Jindra Kramperová
Jindra Kramperová died
1819
Death
Lambert-Francois Godecharle
Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66
1913
Death
Leander Schlegel
Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69
2022
Death
Lucy Simon
Lucy Simon died
1920
Death
Max Bruch
Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1983
Death
Merle Travis
Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75
1870
Death
Michael William Balfe
Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62
1927
Death
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78
1995
Death
Raymond Rasberry
Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer, dies at 65
1977
Death
Ronnie Van Zant
Ronnie Van Zant, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29
2005
Death
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn, American singer (b. 1934)
1977
Death
Steve Gaines
Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash at 28
Releases & milestones on October 20
2023
Event
Blink-182
Blink-182 released the album 'One More Time...'
2023
Event
Cher
Cher released the album 'Christmas'
1877
Event
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres
1962
Event
Irving Berlin
Musical "Mr President" opens at St James Theater New York for 265 performances
1934
Event
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau"
1965
Event
The Beatles
Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
1964
Event
The Rolling Stones
Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)
2023
Event
Within Temptation
Within Temptation released the album 'Bleed Out'
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