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The Beatles
Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"
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Born on October 5
1936
Birth
Annerose Schmidt
Annerose Schmidt, East German pianist was born
1935
Birth
Arlene Saunders
Arlene Saunders, American soprano was born
1970
Birth
Audie Pitre
Audie Pitre, bass guitarist (d. 1996) was born
1949
Birth
B. W. Stevenson
B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988) was born
1988
Birth
Bahar Kızıl
Bahar Kızıl, German Singer (Monrose) was born
1954
Birth
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof, rocker was born
1899
Birth
Boleslaw Woytowicz
Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer was born
1948
Birth
Brian Connolly
Brian Connolly, Scotland, rocker (Sweet) was born
1947
Birth
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie) was born
1949
Birth
Brian McManus Connolly
Brian McManus Connolly, musician was born
1938
Birth
Carlo Mastrangelo
Carlo Mastrangelo, Bronx NY, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) was born
1883
Birth
Charles Maduro
Charles Maduro, Antillean composer was born
1974
Birth
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists) was born
1875
Birth
Cyril Rootham
Cyril Rootham, composer was born
1948
Birth
Delroy George Wilson
Delroy George Wilson, singer was born
1817
Birth
Eduard Franck
Eduard Franck, composer was born
1823
Birth
Feliks Jaronski
Feliks Jaronski, composer was born
1840
Birth
Fran Gerbic
Fran Gerbic, composer was born
1945
Birth
Geoff Leigh
Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow) was born
1743
Birth
Giuseppi Gazzaniga
Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer was born
1926
Birth
Gottfried Michael Koenig
Gottfried Michael Koenig, composer was born
1722
Birth
Gregorio Sciroli
Gregorio Sciroli, composer was born
1879
Birth
Halfdan Cleve
Halfdan Cleve, composer was born
1822
Birth
Hans Hampel
Hans Hampel, composer was born
1974
Birth
Heather Headley
Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer was born
1978
Birth
James Valentine
James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5) was born
1684
Birth
Johann Jacob de Neufville
Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer was born
1626
Birth
Johann Schop
Johann Schop, composer was born
1927
Birth
John Downey
John Downey, composer was born
1879
Birth
John Erskine
John Erskine, US, poet/pianist (Private Life of Helen of Troy) was born
1981
Birth
Kelvin Tan Wei Lian
Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer was born
1962
Birth
Ken Noda
Ken Noda, NYC, pianist (Rivalry) was born
1957
Birth
Lee "Kix" Thompson
Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist (Madness-Baggy Trousers) was born
1955
Birth
Leo Barnes
Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers-I'm Sorry, Don't Go) was born
1906
Birth
Louise Brown
Louise Brown, dancer/teacher was born
1948
Birth
Lucius Ross
Lucius Ross, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove) was born
1939
Birth
Marie Laforêt
Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress was born
1902
Birth
Michael Kondracki
Michael Kondracki, composer was born
1907
Birth
Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997) was born
1985
Birth
Nicola Roberts
Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born
1980
Birth
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte) was born
1946
Birth
Richard Kermode
Richard Kermode, rocker was born
1942
Birth
Richard Street
Richard Street, Detroit Mi, rocker (Temptations) was born
1953
Birth
Russell Mael
Russell Mael, [Dwight Russel Day], California, rock vocalist (Sparks) was born
1953
Birth
Sandra "Puma" Jones
Sandra "Puma" Jones, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru) was born
1961
Birth
Sharon Cheslow
Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist was born
1970
Birth
South Park Mexican
South Park Mexican, American rapper was born
1943
Birth
Steve Miller
Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker (Abracadabra, Space Cowboy) was born
1948
Birth
Tawl Ross
Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk) was born
1758
Birth
Thomas Greatorex
Thomas Greatorex, composer was born
1959
Birth
Troy Luccketta
Troy Luccketta, rock drummer (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) was born
Died on October 5
2022
Death
Ann-Christine Nyström
Ann-Christine Nyström died
2011
Death
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (b. 1943)
2023
Death
Bruno Filippini
Bruno Filippini died
1911
Death
Charles-Theodore Malherbe
Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer, dies at 58
1707
Death
Daniel Speer
Daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71
1995
Death
Dick Henry Jurgen
Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader, dies at 85
1992
Death
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52
1813
Death
Etienne Ozi
Etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58
1954
Death
Flor Alpaerts
Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78
1965
Death
Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson
Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer, dies at 79
1880
Death
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)
1919
Death
Jean Louis Nicode
Jean Louis Nicode, composer, dies at 66
1899
Death
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57
1915
Death
Jose Maria Usandizaga
Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer, dies at 28
1924
Death
Joseph Vezina
Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75
1981
Death
Jud Strunk
Jud Strunk, singer/comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48
1943
Death
Leon Roppolo
Leon Roppolo, American musician (b. 1902)
2021
Death
Lloyd McNeill
Lloyd McNeill died
2025
Death
Lotte Ledl
Lotte Ledl died
1915
Death
Otto Valdemar Malling
Otto Valdemar Malling, composer, dies at 67
1992
Death
Paul Acket
Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies
1564
Death
Pierre de Manchicourt
Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer
1940
Death
Silvestre Revueltas
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40
2010
Death
Steve Lee
Steve Lee, Swiss musician and vocalist (Gotthard) (b. 1963)
1867
Death
Thomas Taglichsbeck
Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67
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