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Alfonso Broqua, composer was born
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Alfonso Broqua, composer was born
Alice Tully, Corning, NY, singer/patroness (Carnegie Hall) was born
Arvo Part, composer was born
Ashley Heenan, composer was born
Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer was born
Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer (Freddie & The Dreamers) was born
Bola de Nieve, Cuban pianist (d. 1971) was born
Charles Patrick, rocker (Monotones) was born
Dennis Tufano, Chicago, rock guitarist/vocalist (Buckinghams) was born
Eduard Hanslick, German music critic (d. 1904) was born
Elephant Man, Jamaican musician was born
Elizabeth Daily, Los Angeles, California, American actress and singer (Buttercup-The Powerpuff Girls) was born
Friedrich August Baumbach, composer was born
Friedrich Kuhlau, composer was born
George Clement Martin, composer was born
Gidget Gein, American musician was born
Harry Connick Jr, New Orleans Louisiana, singer (We Are in Love) was born
Harry Stuart Somers, composer was born
Harry Tobias, songwriter was born
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer was born
Herbert Stothart, composer was born
Ignaz Lachner, composer was born
Iosif Kobzon, Soviet singer and Russian businessman was born
Jack Fascinato, Bevier Mo, pianist/orchestra leader (Kukla Fran & Ollie) was born
James Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia) was born
Jimmie Davis, Quitman, Louisiana, American singer and songwriter (You Are My Sunshine) was born
John Martyn, English musician was born
Jon Buckland, British guitarist (Coldplay) was born
Jon Moss, rock drummerer (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) was born
Kay Hanley, American musician was born
Leo Kottke, Athens Ga, guitarist (Ice Water, Greenhouse) was born
Ludacris, American rapper was born
Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer was born
Mark Klepaski, American musician was born
Mick Talbot, rock keyboardist (Style Council-You're the Best Thing) was born
Mickey Hart, drummer (Grateful Dead) was born
Moby, American musician was born
Neal X, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) was born
Nelly A "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Driestuivers Opera) was born
Noel Gallon, composer was born
Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist was born
Philipp Buchner, composer was born
Richard Ashcroft, British singer was born
Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer was born
Ted Leo, American musician was born
Tommy Shaw, American musician and singer (Styx) was born
Valentino Fioravanti, composer was born
Victor Wooten, American musician was born
Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74
Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55
Anton Joseph Bruckner, Austrian composer, dies at 72
Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer, dies at 84
Erich Leinsdorf, Austria/US conductor/author (Cadenza), dies at 81
Francois Couperin, French composer (Le Grand), dies at 64
Fred Ebb, American lyricist (b. 1933)
Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75
Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87
Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81
Jan Kunc, composer, dies at 93
Joe Zawinul, Austrian musician (b. 1932)
Johann Stobaeus, composer, dies at 66
Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80
Licinio Refice, composer, dies at 69
Louis Coerne, composer, dies at 52
Luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55
Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer, dies at 57
Petar Stojanovic, composer, dies at 80
Peter Tosh, reggae singer shot dead in Jamacia at 42
Robert Lach, composer, dies at 84
William Alwyn, composer, dies at 79
"Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice
4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins
Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles
Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England
Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show
William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues"
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