Events in Music
Events 1 - 3 of 3
1858 - Jacques Offenbach's opera "Orphée aux Enfers," premieres in Paris
1992 - Madonna's book "Sex" goes on sale
2001 - "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks victims, held at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. Event organized and headlined by Michael Jackson, also featuring pop stars Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, and others.
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 54 of 54
1570 - Wolfgang Schonsleder,
composer
1574 - Nicolo Rubini,
composer
1680 - Francisco Jose Coutinho,
composer
1751 - David Moritz Michael,
composer
1767 - Francesco Ruggi,
composer
1775 - Guiseppi Baini,
composer
1807 - Hanri Reber,
composer
1807 - Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer
1823 - Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera,
composer
1847 - Guiseppe Giacosa,
Italian songwriter (libretti opera Puccini)
1879 - Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret,
composer
1885 - Egon Joseph Wellesz,
Austria, composer/musicologist
1891 - Ted Shawn,
US dancer/choreographer (Dance We Must)
1895 - Shukichi Mitsukuri,
composer
1902 - Hilarion Rubio,
composer
1908 - Alexander Schneider,
Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)
1908 - Howard Ferguson, composer
1911 - Vladimir Ussachevsky,
Manchurian/US composer (Creation) [NS=Nov 3]
1912 - Carlos Don Byas,
US jazz saxophonist
1912 - Georg Solti, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Fidelio)
1916 - Tomojiro Ikenouchi,
composer
1917 - Dizzy Gillespie,
[John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz
1921 - Jarmil Burghauser,
composer
1921 - Malcolm Arnold, Northampton Engld, composer (Bridge over River Kwai)
1924 - Celia Cruz,
Cuban singer, Queen of Salsa. (d. 2003)
1926 - Marga Richter,
composer
1937 - Norman Wright,
rocker (Del-Vikings)
1940 - Manfred Mann,
[Michael Lubowitz], South Africa, rocker (Mighty Quinn)
1941 - Steve Cropper,
TN, guitarist/songwriter (Booker T & MGs)
1942 - Elvin Bishop,
Tulsa OK, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love)
1943 - Paula Kelly,
Jacksonville Fla, dancer/actress (Liz-Night Court)
1943 - Ron Elliott, rocker
1945 - Kathy Young,
rocker (Thousand Stars in the Sky)
1946 - Lee Loughnane,
rocker (Chicago)
1946 - Lux Interior, American singer (The Cramps)
1949 - Shulamit Ran,
composer
1952 - Brent Mydland,
Munich Germany, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots)
1952 - Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], singer/actress/writer, Ron & Nancy's daughter
1953 - Charlotte Caffey,
rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist (Go-Go's)
1953 - Keith Green, American musician (d. 1982)
1955 - Eric Faulkner,
Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers)
1955 - Rich Mullins, American musician (d. 1997)
1957 - Julian Cope,
[Kevin Stapleton], Welsh pop musician (Eve's Volcano)
1957 - Steve Lukather, US rock singer/guitarist (Toto-Africa)
1964 - Jon Carin,
American musician (Pink Floyd, The Who)
1971 - Astrella Leitch,
Celeste rocker, Donovan's daughter
1971 - Nick Oliveri, American musician
1972 - Matthew Friedberger,
American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)
1973 - Lera Auerbach,
Russian composer
1973 - Charlie Lowell, American Musician
1976 - Josh Ritter,
American musician
1980 - Brian Pittman,
American musician (Relient K)
1983 - Ninette Tayeb,
Israeli singer
1986 - Christopher Uckermann,
Actor, and singer in the Latin pop group RBD
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 18 of 18
1662 - Henry Lawes,
composer, dies at 66
1793 - Johann Ernst Hartmann,
composer, dies at 66
1798 - Johann Christoph Schmugel,
composer, dies at 71
1805 - Johann Baptist Lasser,
composer, dies at 54
1810 - Franz Teyber,
composer, dies at 52
1897 - Paul Kuczynski,
composer, dies at 50
1905 - Jose Teodor Vilar,
composer, dies at 69
1919 - Sven August Korling,
composer, dies at 77
1924 - Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick,
composer, dies at 76
1961 - Nils J E Ferlin,
Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies
1965 - Bill Black,
rocker, dies at 39
1965 - Marie McDonald, singer/actress (Promises Promises), dies of OD at 42
1977 - Ferit Tuzun,
composer, dies at 48
1984 - Dalibor Cyril Vackar,
composer, dies at 78
1995 - Maxene Andrews,
vocalist (Andrews Sister), dies of heart attack at 79
1995 - Shannon Hoon, vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of drug overdose at 28
2003 - Elliott Smith,
American musician (b. 1969)
2007 - Paul Fox,
English musician and singer (The Ruts) (b. 1951)
