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Today in Music History
1859 - Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris
1864 - Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris
1870 - The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan
1928 - "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1931 - The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra played its first concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1977 - "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 perfs
Births in Music
1604 - Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)
1930 - Ornette Coleman, jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966)
1946 - Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted)
1953 - Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It)
1673 - Pedro Vaz Rego, composer
1715 - Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer
1740 - Johann Georg Roser, composer
1740 - Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist
1745 - Nicolas Sejan, composer
1752 - Jose Mauricio, composer
1767 - Leonhard von Call, composer
1785 - Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer
1809 - Fredrik Pacius, composer
1816 - Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer
1847 - Constantin Dimitrescu, composer
1873 - Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)
1879 - Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)
1883 - Josef Matthais Hauer, composer
1892 - Robert Denzler, composer
1904 - Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern, composer
1906 - Normand Lockwood, composer
1907 - Elizabeh LeFanu Maconochy, composer
1907 - Marc Vaubourgoin, composer
1912 - Russ Case, Hamburg Iowa, orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show)
1917 - Dino Lipatti, Romanian composer
1923 - Janine Dacosta, French pianist
1929 - Herman van San, composer
1929 - Robert Muczynski, composer
1930 - Bill Henderson, Chic Ill, jazz singer (Torpedo-Dreams)
1936 - Amancio D'Silva, musician
1936 - Birthe Wilke, Danish singer
1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician (You Always Hurt the One You Love)
1942 - Ross Valory, rocker (Journey)
1942 - Robin Luke, rocker (Susie Darlin')
1942 - Jeff Neighbour, US bassist (Joy of Cooking)
1942 - Richard Dobson, American singer and songwriter
1944 - Joseph Celli, composer
1944 - Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Sisters)
1946 - Paul Atkinson, British guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought)
1952 - Derek Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer (Bay City Rollers)
1953 - Ricky Wilson, Athens Ga, rock guitarist (B-52's-Love Shack)
1959 - Terry Hall, rocker (Colourfield-Animal Liberation)
1964 - Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
1969 - Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter
1973 - Bun B, American Rapper
1975 - Brann Dailor, American drummer
1976 - Zach Lind - American drummer (Jimmy Eat World)
1980 - Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese singer
1983 - Ana Rezende, Brazilian film director and musician (CSS)
Deaths in Music
1697 - Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)
1711 - Thomas Ken, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. 1637)
1782 - Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59
1782 - Louis-Henry Paisible, composer, dies at 33
1796 - Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33
1797 - Philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58
1811 - Frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65
1845 - George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56
1850 - Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87
1866 - Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57
1876 - Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75
1884 - Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54
1893 - Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69
1900 - Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (b. 1819)
1905 - Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer, dies at 49
1913 - John Thomas, composer, dies at 87
1924 - Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71
1943 - Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75
1947 - Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52
1954 - Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71
1961 - Edric Cundell, composer, dies at 68
1969 - Theodor Schaefer, composer, dies at 65
1976 - Paul Kossoff, rock guitarist (Free), dies of heart failure at 25
1976 - George Sklavos, composer, dies at 87
1982 - Randy Rhoads, heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot), air crash at 25
1989 - Alan Civil, English French horn player (b. 1929)
1990 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (b. 1966)
1993 - Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at 30
1995 - Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at 83
1996 - Christopher John Magenis Headington, musician, dies at 65
2007 - Luther Ingram, R&B soul singer and songwriter (b. 1937)
Todays News
- Early elections are called for May 2008 in Kuwait after a crisis between the cabinet and parliament leads the emir Sabah al-Sabah to dissolve parliament. (BBC)
- Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary recognize Kosovo's independence. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria) (AFP)
- Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov states that "the Albanians in Macedonia have already made demands that they be granted such autonomy...which could be seen as a move towards independence." - The Foreign Ministry also linked the events in Tibet with the declaration of independence by Kosovo, showing a growing movement of groups seeking independence. (Makfax)
- The Parliament of Pakistan elects Fahmida Mirza as its first female speaker. (BBC News)
- In an address to the Israeli Knesset, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says "Germany will always stand by the Jewish state." (Reuters)
- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the EU should consider punishing China's crackdown in Tibet with a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. (International Herald Tribune)
- The Netherlands sets a new world record in the 400-metres relay at the European swimming championships in Eindhoven. (Associated Press)
- The United States Federal Reserve System cuts the federal funds rate by 75 basis points to 2.25%. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- The Organization of American States condemns Colombia's recent raid into Ecuador's territory as "a clear violation of the OAS charter." (Voice of America)
Newsworthy Tidbits in History
1915 - Pluto is photographed for the first time but is not recognized as a planet.
1918 - The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
1931 - Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
1932 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1954 - Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in color.
1966 - Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four, to start five black players.
Holidays and Observances
- The first day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva.
- The swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.
- Roman Catholicism and Church of England - Saint Joseph's Day for Saint Joseph of Nazareth, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, father of Jesus; patron saint of Belgium, carpenters hence also (alternative) Father's Day in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy.
- Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain, Bolivia.
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