1986
Birth
Aubrey Graham
Aubrey Graham, Canadian actor and rapper was born
On This Day in Music: October 24
On October 24 in music history, 47 artists were born, 30 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Aubrey Graham (1986), Big Bopper (1930) and Bill Wyman (1936).
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Born on October 24
1983
Birth
Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Bailon, American actress and singer was born
1970
Birth
Alonza Bevan
Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla (Kula Shaker) was born
1986
Birth
Aubrey Graham
Aubrey Graham, Canadian actor and rapper was born
1979
Birth
Ben Gillies
Ben Gillies, Australian musician (Silverchair) was born
1930
Birth
Big Bopper
Big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace) was born
1936
Birth
Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman, England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb) was born
1953
Birth
Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas, Ft Meyers Fla, singer (McBride & Ride-I Count on You) was born
1960
Birth
Carolien de Windt
Carolien de Windt, Suriname/Dutch singer (Mai Tai) was born
1987
Birth
Charlie White
Charlie White, American ice dancer was born
1948
Birth
Dale "Buffin" Griffin
Dale "Buffin" Griffin, rock drummer (Mott The Hoople) was born
1947
Birth
Edgar Broughton
Edgar Broughton, rocker was born
1905
Birth
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston, composer was born
1808
Birth
Ernst Friedrich Richter
Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer was born
1811
Birth
Ferdinand Hiller
Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor was born
1867
Birth
Franco Leoni
Franco Leoni, composer was born
1938
Birth
Fred E Finn
Fred E Finn, SF California, pianist (Mickie Finn's) was born
1929
Birth
George H Crumb
George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time) was born
1927
Birth
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud, French composer and actor (d. 2001) was born
1901
Birth
Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959) was born
1915
Birth
Jean Vallerand
Jean Vallerand, composer was born
1946
Birth
Jerry Edmonton
Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer (Steppenwolf) was born
1924
Birth
Jose Casanovas
Jose Casanovas, composer was born
1842
Birth
Josef Nesvera
Josef Nesvera, composer was born
1954
Birth
Jozef Ráž
Jozef Ráž, Slovak musician was born
1978
Birth
Justin Lee Brannan
Justin Lee Brannan, American musician was born
1984
Birth
Kaela Kimura
Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer was born
1900
Birth
Karl Otto Runolfsson
Karl Otto Runolfsson, composer was born
1890
Birth
Kathleen Lockhart Manning
Kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer was born
1897
Birth
Lazar Weiner
Lazar Weiner, composer was born
1972
Birth
Louis Michael Anthony Sassin
Louis Michael Anthony Sassin, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun) was born
1925
Birth
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio, Oneglia Italy, composer (Chemins) was born
1863
Birth
Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry
Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer was born
1958
Birth
Mathilde Santing
Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow) was born
1937
Birth
Miguel Angel Coria
Miguel Angel Coria, composer was born
1980
Birth
Monica
Monica, American singer was born
1948
Birth
Paul and Barry Ryan
Paul and Barry Ryan, British composers-singers was born
1877
Birth
Pavel Grigor'yevich
Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer was born
1954
Birth
Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares
Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, rocker was born
1936
Birth
Rainer Kunad
Rainer Kunad, composer was born
1789
Birth
Ramon Carnicer y Batlle
Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer was born
1927
Birth
Renato de Grandis
Renato de Grandis, composer was born
1931
Birth
Sofia Gubaidulina
Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer (Stimmen Verstummen) was born
1911
Birth
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, rocker was born
1950
Birth
Steven Greenberg
Steven Greenberg, American composer was born
1944
Birth
Ted Templeman
Ted Templeman, rocker was born
1950
Birth
Terry Buffin
Terry Buffin, rock drummer (British Lions) was born
1939
Birth
Uri Sharvit
Uri Sharvit, composer was born
Died on October 24
1918
Death
Alexander Charles Lecocq
Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86
2025
Death
Benita Valente
Benita Valente died
1799
Death
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
1971
Death
Carl Ruggles
Carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95
2024
Death
Clark Kent
Clark Kent died
1974
Death
David Oistrach
David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65
1953
Death
Ernest Irving
Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74
1971
Death
Fernand Quinet
Fernand Quinet, Belgian composer/conductor (Guerre), dies at 73
1948
Death
Franz Lehar
Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78
1952
Death
Frederick Jacobi
Frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61
2024
Death
Hans Rotmo
Hans Rotmo died
2025
Death
J. William Middendorf II
J. William Middendorf II died
1785
Death
Jean-Jacques Robson
Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64
1949
Death
Joaquin Nin y Castellanos
Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70
1789
Death
Joaquin de Oxinaga
Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
2024
Death
Marco Paulo
Marco Paulo died
1958
Death
Martin Fallas Shaw
Martin Fallas Shaw, composer, dies at 83
2023
Death
Miyuki Ichijō
Miyuki Ichijō died
2008
Death
Moshe Cotel
Moshe Cotel, American composer and pianist (b. 1943)
1969
Death
Otto Jochum
Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71
1901
Death
Paul Henrion
Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82
2007
Death
Petr Eben
Petr Eben, Czech organ composer (b. 1929)
1976
Death
Richard Sturzenegger
Richard Sturzenegger, composer, dies at 70
1521
Death
Robert Fayrfax
Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57
2003
Death
Rosie Nix Adams
Rosie Nix Adams, Stepdaughter of Johnny Cash (b. 1958)
1996
Death
Sid Pye
Sid Pye, drummer, dies at 55
2025
Death
Sirikit
Sirikit died
2023
Death
Steve Riley
Steve Riley died
1940
Death
Victor Hollaender
Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74
1902
Death
Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba
Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69