Events in Music
Event of Interest
Event of Interest1913 Igor Stravinsky‘s ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris, provoking a riot.
Igor Stravinsky
Music Recording
Music Recording1942 Bing Crosby records “White Christmas”, greatest selling record to date
Bing Crosby
Event of Interest
1956 Arnold Schoenberg‘s “Modern Psalm” premieres
Arnold Schoenberg
- 1960 Everly Brothers “Cathy’s Clown” hits #1
TV Show Appearance
TV Show Appearance1962 Barbra Streisand appears on “Garry Moore Show”
Barbra Streisand
Event of Interest
1976 “One Piece At A Time” by Johnny Cash hits #29
Johnny Cash
Event of Interest
1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man’s remains
Michael Jackson
- 1991 “Les Miserables” opens at Aotea Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1994 “Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 223 performances
- 1994 “Picnic” closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
- 1999 44th Eurovision Song Contest: Charlotte Nilsson for Sweden wins singing “Take Me to Your Heaven” in Jerusalem
- 2010 55th Eurovision Song Contest: Lena for Germany wins singing “Satellite” in Oslo
Birthdays in Music
- 1730 William Jackson (Jackson of Exeter), English composer and organis born in Exeter (d. 1803)
- 1731 Orazio Mei, Italian composer, born in Pisa (d. 1788)
- 1741 Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer
- 1791 Pietro Romani, composer
- 1837 Luca Fumagalli, composer
- 1843 Emile Pessard, composer
- 1852 Jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer
- 1860 Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (Suite española, Tango in D), born in Camprodon, Spain (d. 1909)
- 1876 Jan Ingenhoven, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Breda (d. 1951)
- 1881 Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer
- 1883 William Beatton Moonie, composer
- 1890 Francis de Bourguignon, composer
- 1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Brno Austria, movie composer (Violanta)
- 1897 Ignace Lilien, composer
- 1905 Fela Sowande, composer
- 1906 Hans Joachim Schaeuble, composer
- 1915 Igor Buketoff, American conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra 1964-65), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2001)
- 1915 Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. 1990)
- 1916 Carl Story, American bluegrass musician (Rambling Mountaineers), born in Lenoir, North Carolina (d.1995)
- 1922 Iannis Xenakis, Braila, Romania, Greek composer/architect/mathematician
- 1930 Eleanor Fazan, opera/show choreographer (Lassiter, Ruling Class)
- 1933 Helmuth Rilling, German conductor
- 1937 Irmin Schmidt, rocker (Can)
- 1937 Peter Kolman, composer
- 1941 Roy Crewsdon, Manchester, rocker (Freddie & The Dreamers)
- 1945 Gary Brooker, rock keyboardist (Procol Harum)
- 1948 Linda Esther Gray, opera singer
- 1948 Michael Berkley, composer/broadcaster
- 1949 Francis Rossi, guitarist (Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man), born in London, England
- 1950 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, singer (R U Tuff Enuff), born in Gary, Indiana
Person of Interest
1953 Danny Elfman, American composer (The Simspons Theme), born in Los Angeles, California
Danny Elfman
- 1953 Rick Henderson, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around), born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1955 Jerry Dengler, Colo Springs, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around)
- 1955 Mike Porcaro, rock bassist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa)
- 1956 LaToya Jackson, American singer/model (If You Feel the Funk)/posed for Playboy, born in Gary, Indiana
- 1956 Larry Blackmon, rocker (Cameo-Alligator Woman)
- 1959 Mel Gaynor, rock drummer (Simple Minds-Water Front), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1960 Adrian Paul, actor (Dance to Win, Highlander), born in London, England
- 1961 David Palmer, heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC)
- 1961 Melissa Etheridge, US singer/songwriter/guitarist (Never Enough)
- 1963 Blaze Bayley, British singer (ex-Iron Maiden)
Person of Interest
1967 Noel Gallagher, English pop musician (Oasis), born in Manchester, England
Noel Gallagher
- 1969 Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler)
- 1972 Stanislas Renoult, French singer
- 1973 Mark Lee, American musician (guitarist for Third Day)
- 1975 Melanie Janine Brown, “Scary Spice”, Leeds, vocalist (Spice Girls)
- 1976 David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach)
- 1978 Pelle Almqvist, Swedish musician (The Hives)
- 1982 Joanne Borgella, American plus-sized model and singer
- 1983 Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist
- 1986 Valy Hedjasi, Afghan singer
- 1990 Dave Morton, American guitarist
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
Wedding of Interest1992 Actor Robert Downey Jr (27) weds actress/singer Deborah Falconer (26)
Robert Downey Jr
Divorces in Music
Divorce of Interest
Divorce of Interest1952 Country music legend Hank Williams and Audrey Sheppard granted divorce for the second and final time after seven years of marriage. Their first divorce was in 1948.
Hank Williams
Divorce of Interest
2010 Five-time Grammy Award singer Shania Twain (42) divorces music producer Robert John Lange (59) after 14 years of marriage
Shania Twain
Deaths in Music
- 1680 Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73
- 1750 Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70
- 1833 William Marshall, composer, dies at 84
- 1862 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71
- 1899 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60
- 1905 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer, dies at 55
- 1910 Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Russian composer (Islamej), dies at 73
- 1935 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer, dies at 61
- 1943 Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer, dies at 72
- 1951 Dimitrios Levidis, composer, dies at 66
- 1951 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer, dies at 91
- 1951 Robert Kahn, German composer, dies at 85
- 1956 Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (Gewandhausorkest), dies at 73
- 1957 George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer (Plumb), dies at 75
- 1961 Uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60
- 1967 Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, composer, dies at 69
- 1971 Max Trapp, German composer, dies at 83
- 1973 P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter. (b. 1929)
- 1977 Goddard Lieberson, composer, dies at 66
- 1989 John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
- 1992 Peter John “Ollie” Halsall, guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 43
- 1994 Oliver “Bops Junior” Jackson, drummer, dies at 61
- 1996 James George “Jimmy” Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77
- 1996 Tamara Toumanova, dancer, dies at 77
- 1997 Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer ( “Hallelujah”), drowns at 30
- 2005 George Rochberg, American composer (b. 1918)
- 2012 Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician, dies from complications following surgery at 89