Andrzej Panufnik
Andrzej Panufnik, Warsaw Poland, composer (Tragic Overture) was born
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Andrzej Panufnik, Warsaw Poland, composer (Tragic Overture) was born
Anthony Newley, England, actor (Dr Doolitte, Garbage Pail Kids)/composer was born
Barbara Allbut, Orange NJ, rock vocalist (Angels) was born
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Coutchman, Texas, blues singer and guitarist, (d. 1929) was born
Carson Van Osten, rocker was born
Cemal Resit Rey, composer was born
Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata) was born
Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer was born
Eduardo Hernandez Moncada, composer was born
Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950) was born
Frank Pelleg, composer was born
Gene Hunt, R&B musician (Acid Man) was born
George Alexander Osborne, composer was born
Gerry Marsden, rock vocalist (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry crossed Mersey) was born
Hein J M Jordans, Dutch conductor was born
Heinz Chur, German composer was born
Jean-Louis Lully, Paris France, composer was born
Jerry Donahue, rocker (Fairport Convention) was born
Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer was born
Julius Klengel, cellist/composer was born
Leah Dizon, model, singer and Japanese television was born
Leonardo Lopez Salzedo, composer was born
Linda Eastman McCartney, NYC, photographer and musician (Wings-Ram) and wife of Paul McCartney was born
Marc Edward Neikrug, composer was born
Mark Sandman, American musician (Morphine), (d. 1999) was born
Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve) was born
Philipp Meissner, composer was born
Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Meister, Orange NJ, rocker (Angels) was born
Pierre Moulaert, composer was born
Richard Swift, composer was born
Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords) was born
Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot) was born
Vaclav Nelhybel, Polanka Czechoslovakia, composer (Everyman) was born
Alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86
Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer, dies at 72
Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer (bc. 1565)
Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69
Frantiszek Soltyk, composer, dies at 81
Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45
Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67
Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician (b. 1957)
Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies
Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74
Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547)
Matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55
Patrick S Gilmore, composer, dies at 62
Peter Bellamy, folk singer (b. 1944)
Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88
Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (b. 1924)
Rudolf Dellinger, composer, dies at 53
Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80
William Walker, composer, dies at 66
Dixey, Rice & Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in NYC
31st Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait wins
Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC
V Herbert & H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in NYC
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