Events in Music
Event of Interest
Event of Interest1966 Beatles attacked in Philippines after (unintentionally) insulting Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos
Event of Interest
1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Birthdays in Music
- 1694 Louis-Claude Daquin [d’Acquin], French organist and composer (La Rose), born in Paris (d. 1772)
- 1762 Marco Santucci, Italian composer, born in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1843)
- 1769 Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, born in Metz, France (d. 1819)
- 1793 Franz Pecháček, Austrian-German composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1840)
Stephen Foster
1826 Stephen Foster, American composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River), born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
Stephen Foster
- 1829 Hermann Kotzschmar, German-American composer, born in Finsterwalde, Germany (d. 1909)
- 1840 James McGranahan, American composer, born in Adamsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1907)
- 1842 Gyula Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, born in Pest (d. 1909)
- 1850 Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer and organist, born in Hammerfest, Finnmark (d. 1927)
- 1854 Heinrich Zöllner, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1941)
- 1883 Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer, born in Vilnius, Russian Empire (d. 1946)
- 1886 Heinrich Kaminski, German composer, born in Tiengen, Schwarzwald, Germany (d. 1946)
- 1895 Irving Caesar, American songwriter (Sometimes I’m Happy), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
- 1896 Adolph Hallis, South African pianist and composer, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1987)
Gertrude Lawrence
1898 Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (Mimi, Rembrandt) and musical performer, born in London (d. 1952)
Gertrude Lawrence
George Murphy
1902 George Murphy, American politician (US Senator, California), actor and dancer (MGM Parade), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1992)
George Murphy
- 1903 Flor Peeters, Flemish organist and composer (Lied Symphony), born in Tielen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1986)
- 1904 Artur Malawski, Polish composer, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1957)
- 1904 Seger Pillot Ellis, American jazz pianist and vocalist, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1995)
- 1905 Dante Fiorillo, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)
- 1907 Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic, born in Manhattan (d. 1996)
- 1909 Alec Templeton, Welsh pianist and composer (Concertino Lirico), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1963)
- 1910 Champion Jack [William Thomas] Dupree, American boxer and pianist, born in Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1992)
- 1915 Jimmie Rogers, singer (Sugar Hill Time), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1921 Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and orchestra leader (Ripley’s Game), born in Győr, Hungary (d. 2003)
- 1928 Cathy Berberian, American mezzo-soprano and composer (Stripsody), born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
- 1938 Bill Withers, American rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me), born in Slab Fork, West Virginia
- 1940 Dave Rowberry, English rocker (The Animals-House of the Rising Sun), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2003)
- 1943 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
- 1943 Conny Bauer, German musician, born in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- 1948 Jeremy Spencer, British rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well), born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England
- 1949 Tonio K, American singer (16 Tons of Monkeys), born in Palm Desert, California
- 1950 David Jensen, Canadian-British radio DJ, born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1951 Ralph Johnson, American rock drummer (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1955 John Waite, English vocalist (Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not, Missing You), born in Lancaster, England
- 1958 Kirk Pengilly, Australian rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1959 Bill McCorvey, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1964 Mark Allen Slaughter, American guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1968 Jack Frost, American musician
- 1971 Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician
- 1973 Gackt, Japanese singer
- 1977 Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry)
- 1978 Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak, 10 Reasons to Live), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 1983 Ben Jorgensen, American musician
- 1983 Andy Mrotek, American musician
- 1984 Gina Glocksen, American singer
- 1984 Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer
- 1986 Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
Wedding of Interest1974 Singer Barry White (29) weds R&B singer Glodean James at a private ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada
Barry White
Wedding of Interest
1982 Ex Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne (33) weds TV host Sharon Arden (29) in Maui, Hawaii
Ozzy Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Wedding of Interest
1999 Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star player David Beckham (24) weds Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham (25) at the 560-acre Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin, Ireland
Victoria Beckham
Wedding of Interest
2013 Singer Tina Turner (73) weds music executive Erwin Bach (57) in Kusnacht, Switzerland
Tina Turner
Wedding of Interest
2015 Music legend Billy Joel (66) weds equestrian Alexis Roderick (33) in Long Island
Billy Joel
Deaths in Music
- 1603 Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82
- 1623 William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80
- 1672 Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67
- 1757 Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38
- 1789 Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59
- 1851 Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67
- 1882 Joseph Brackett, American composer (b. 1797)
- 1889 Auguste Mermet, composer, dies at 79
- 1891 Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67
- 1910 Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer, dies at 70
- 1929 Otto Taubmann, German composer, dies at 70
- 1963 Fritz Reutter, German composer, dies at 66
- 1971 Don McPherson, American R&B singer (The Main Ingredient) dies of leukemia at 29
- 1983 Claus Adam, American composer and cellist (Juilliard Quartet), dies at 65
- 1984 Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
- 1986 Flor Peeters, Flemish organist and composer (Lied Symphony), dies at 83
- 1992 Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
- 1992 Joe Newman, US jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies at 69
- 1995 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite (Green Acres, Gigi), dies at 76
- 1999 Ronald “Ronny” Graham, American actor, director, composer, lyricist, and writer (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man), dies of liver disease at 79
Barry White
2003 Barry White, American singer, dies at 58
Barry White
- 2003 André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)
- 2004 Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor, dies at 84
- 2007 Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician (b. 1979)
- 2007 Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. 1925)
- 2009 Drake Levin, American rock musician (b. 1946)
- 2009 Jim Chapin, American drummer (b.1919)
- 2016 Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer, dies at 80