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Today in Music History
1953 - "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden NYC for 849 perf
1958 - Musical show "Valmouth," 1st produced in London
1990 - Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors
Births in Music
1960 - Al Connelly,Montreal, Canada, Guitarist/Musician/Songwriter (Glass Tiger)
1968 - Jeff Scott Martin, Windsor, Ontario, guitarist/singer/songwriter (The Tea Party)
1974 - Sam Roberts, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, singer and songwriter
1982 - George Pettit, Grimsby, Ontario, singer (Alexisonfire)
1646 - Guillaume Poitevin, composer
1704 - Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer
1737 - Franz Schneider, composer
1756 - Josef Jawurek, composer
1792 - Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer
1809 - Anton Emil Titl, composer
1817 - Gunnar Wennerberg, composer
1875 - Henry Fevrier, composer
1880 - George Alexander Russell, composer
1881 - Fred Barlow, composer
1901 - Alice Prin, French singer and artist (d. 1953)
1914 - Albe Vidakovic, composer
1914 - Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer
1914 - Bernarr Rainbow, historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d.1998)
1915 - Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician
1922 - Otmar Macha, composer
1925 - Alois Pinos, composer
1929 - Kenneth Leighton, composer
1930 - Gunter Kochan, composer
1933 - Dimiter Khristov, composer
1933 - Phill Niblock, American composer, filmmaker and videographer
1935 - Peter Frankl, pianist
1941 - Ron Meagher, rocker
1945 - Don McLean, American songwriter, singer, musician (American Pie)
1945 - Neil Frances Tennant, rocker (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl)
1946 - Jo-el Sonnier, Rayne La, country singer (Louisiana)
1948 - Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Miss, country singer,musician and rodeo performer (Ridin' for a Fall)
1949 - Richard Hell, American musician
1950 - Michael Rutherford, English bassist (Genesis)
1951 - Sting, English musician and actor
1951 - Romina Power, Italian singer
1952 - Wahed Wafa, Afghan singer
1952 - John Otway, rocker
1954 - Greg Jennings, Okla City Okla, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
1955 - Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist (Human Leauge-Only Human)
1960 - Django Bates, jazz musician
1961 - Robbie Nevil, American singer and songwriter (A Place Like This)
1962 - Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)
1967 - Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime)
1967 - Gillian Welch, American singer and songwriter
1969 - Damon Gough, English singer
1971 - James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot)
1971 - Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer (I Think We're Alone Now)
1973 - Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
1973 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)
1976 - Mandisa, American singer
1978 - Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer
1979 - Maja Ivarsson, singer (The Sounds)
1991 - Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker
Deaths in Music
1559 - Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)
1629 - Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
1656 - Stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53
1823 - Daniel Steibelt, composer, dies at 57
1842 - Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56
1915 - Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38
1920 - Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82
1943 - Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60
1960 - Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51
1970 - Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79
1970 - Anders Bo Leif Linde, composer, dies at 37
1971 - Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)
1981 - Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63
1983 - Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75
1995 - Norman Ewart Thurston, musician, dies at 74
1996 - Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist, dies at 85
1998 - Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907)
2001 - Franz Biebl, German composer (b. 1906)
Whats happening in the News Today?
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it would extend the short-sale ban to as long as October 17, or up to three business days after the passage of the proposed bailout plan, but won't make it permanent. (MarketWatch)
- The Wall Street Journal reports that the short-sell ban fails to prevent stock-price declines, increases the volatility in the stock market, and makes trading more expensive for investors. (MarketWatch)
- U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says that no Democrats who opposed the proposed bailout of United States financial system earlier this week have pledged to back it. (Bloomberg)
- The United States Senate passes the civilian nuclear agreement with India by a vote of 86–13. India did not sign Non-Proliferation Treaty, but may now undertake nuclear trade to the U.S. (TOI)
- The National Transportation Safety Board reports that a Metrolink engineer sent a text message 22 seconds before the Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles, California, that killed 25 people. (CBS)
- Mayor of Melbourne John So announces his resignation. news.com.au
- United States Army General David D. McKiernan, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, says that a greater military presence is "needed as quickly as possible." (CNN)
News from this Day in History
1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
1925 - John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1950 - Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Holidays and Observances
- Roman festivals - First day of the Ludi Augustales to celebrate the recovery by emperor August of Roman standards from the Parthians
- Roman Catholic Church - Memorial of Guardian Angels, Leodega
- Guinea - Independence Day (from France, 1958)
- India - Shastri Jayanti,Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)
- French Republican Calendar - Pomme de terre (Potato) Day, eleventh day in the Month of Vendémiaire
- International Day of Non-Violence to commemorate birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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