1965-10-26
Birth
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer was born
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1984-10-26
Birth
Amanda Overmyer
Amanda Overmyer, American Singer, American Idol (season 7) was born
1971-10-26
Birth
Anthony Rapp
Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor was born
1859-10-26
Birth
Arthur Friedheim
Arthur Friedheim, composer was born
1898-10-26
Birth
Beryl Rubinstein
Beryl Rubinstein, composer was born
1951-10-26
Birth
Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker (Parliaments-We Got the Funk) was born
1936-10-26
Birth
Bruce Belland
Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer (Tim Conway Hour) was born
1942-10-26
Birth
Dietmar Polaczek
Dietmar Polaczek, composer was born
1685-10-26
Birth
Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born
1740-10-26
Birth
Ernest Louis Muller
Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born
1907-10-26
Birth
Giovanni Salviucci
Giovanni Salviucci, composer was born
1915-10-26
Birth
Golfredo Corradetti
Golfredo Corradetti, conductor was born
1886-10-26
Birth
Gustav Hermann Unger
Gustav Hermann Unger, composer was born
1981-10-26
Birth
Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian, Australian singer was born
1483-10-26
Birth
Hans Buchner
Hans Buchner, composer was born
1929-10-26
Birth
Hans Peter Haller
Hans Peter Haller, composer was born
1934-10-26
Birth
Hans-Joachim Rödelius
Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia) was born
1845-10-26
Birth
Hendrick Waelput
Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born
1813-10-26
Birth
Henry Thomas Smart
Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born
1871-10-26
Birth
Hermann Lohr
Hermann Lohr, composer was born
1719-10-26
Birth
Joaquin de Oxinaga
Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born
1694-10-26
Birth
Johan Helmich Roman
Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born
1789-10-26
Birth
Joseph Mayseder
Joseph Mayseder, composer was born
1864-10-26
Birth
Joseph Moorat
Joseph Moorat, composer was born
1953-10-26
Birth
Julian Keith Strickland
Julian Keith Strickland, Athens Ga, drummer (B-52's-Rock Lobster) was born
1946-10-26
Birth
Keith Hopwood
Keith Hopwood, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits) was born
1967-10-26
Birth
Keith Urban
Keith Urban, New Zealand singer was born
1974-10-26
Birth
LISA
LISA, Japanese musician was born
1758-10-26
Birth
Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey
Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born
1951-10-26
Birth
Maggie Roche
Maggie Roche, rocker (Roches) was born
1911-10-26
Birth
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) was born
1978-10-26
Birth
Mark Barry
Mark Barry, English musician (BBMak) was born
1966-10-26
Birth
Masaharu Iwata
Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer was born
1944-10-26
Birth
Mike Piano
Mike Piano, rocker (Sandpipers) was born
1963-10-26
Birth
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant, US singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) was born
1929-10-26
Birth
Neal Matthews
Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000) was born
1795-10-26
Birth
Nicolaos Mantzaros
Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born
1830-10-26
Birth
Polibo Fumagalli
Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born
1818-10-26
Birth
Stefano Golinelli
Stefano Golinelli, composer was born
1951-10-26
Birth
William "Bootsy" Collins
William "Bootsy" Collins, US bassist (Psychotic bump school) was born
1935-10-26
Death
Akos Buttykai
Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64
1966-10-26
Death
Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan, English singer (b. 1932)
1706-10-26
Death
Andreas Werkmeister
Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60
1733-10-26
Death
Antonio Veracini
Antonio Veracini, composer, dies at 74
1955-10-26
Death
Arne Eggen
Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74
1976-10-26
Death
Deryck Victor Cooke
Deryck Victor Cooke, composer, dies at 57
2009-10-26
Death
George Na'ope
George Na'ope, American musician (b. 1928)
1952-10-26
Death
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel, American singer and actress (b. 1895)
1903-10-26
Death
Herbert Stanley Oakeley
Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, dies at 73
1999-10-26
Death
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
1858-10-26
Death
Isac Baker Woodbury
Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39
1992-10-26
Death
Jerome Andrews
Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies
1756-10-26
Death
Johann Theodor Romhild
Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72
1867-10-26
Death
John Fawcett
John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77
1678-10-26
Death
John Jenkins
John Jenkins, composer, dies
1984-10-26
Death
John Woods Duke
John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85
1823-10-26
Death
Josef Preindl
Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67
1749-10-26
Death
Louis-Nicholas Clerambault
Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72
1874-10-26
Death
Peter Cornelius
Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49
1607-10-26
Death
Philipp Nicolai
Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52
1903-10-26
Death
Victorin de Joncieres
Victorin de Joncieres, composer, dies at 64
1956-10-26
Death
Walter Gieseking
Walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer, dies at 60
1994-10-26
Death
Wilbert Harrison
Wilbert Harrison, singer, dies at 65
1919-10-26
Event
Bentley Collingwood Hilliam
B C Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in NYC
1965-10-26
Event
The Beatles
Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace
1964-10-26
Event
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
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