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• 1612 ~ Hans Leo Hassler, Composer, died at the age of 49
• 1722 ~ Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, Composer
• 1740 ~ Gabriele Mario Piozzi, Composer
• 1742 ~ Omobono Stradivari, Italian viol maker, son of Antonio, died at the age of 62
• 1753 ~ Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, Composer
• 1783 ~ Joseph Lincke, Composer
• 1796 ~ Felice de Giardini, Composer, died at the age of 80
• 1805 ~ Luigi Ricci, Composer
• 1810 ~ Robert Schumann, German composer best known for his song cycles and piano music.
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• 1812 ~ Spyridon Xyndas, Composer
• 1814 ~ Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, Composer, died at the age of 48
• 1834 ~ George Garrett, Composer
• 1837 ~ Jan Kleczynski, Composer
• 1856 ~ Natalia Janotha, Composer
• 1858 ~ Antonio Nicolau, Spanish Composer and conductor
• 1876 ~ George Sand (Armandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin), French author and romantic companion of the composer of Chopin, died at the age of 71
• 1881 ~ Prospero Bisquertt, Composer
• 1884 ~ Henry Clay Work, Composer, died at the age of 51
• 1888 ~ Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, Composer
• 1906 ~ Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, Composer, died at the age of 65
• 1908 ~ Johan Lindegren, Composer, died at the age of 66
• 1913 ~ Janos Jagamas, Composer
• 1919 ~ Jacob Fabricius, Composer, died at the age of 78
• 1923 ~ Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish Composer of Summer Games
• 1926 ~ Anatol Vieru, Composer
• 1927 ~ Paul Whiteman and his orchestra recorded When Day is Done on Victor Records.
• 1928 ~ Jiri Dvoracek, Composer
• 1930 ~ Yannis Ioannidis, Composer
• 1932 ~ Hans Gunter Helms, Composer
• 1936 ~ James Darren (Ercolani), Singer
• 1940 ~ Frederick Shepherd Converse, American Composer, died at the age of 69
• 1940 ~ Sherman Garnes, Rock vocalist with Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
• 1940 ~ Nancy Sinatra, Singer
• 1942 ~ Chuck Negron, Singer with Three Dog Night
• 1942 ~ Bing Crosby recorded Silent Night
• 1944 ~ “Boz” (William) Scaggs, American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter
• 1946 ~ “Lute Song” closed at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances
• 1947 ~ Mick Box, Musician, guitar, songwriter with Uriah Heep
• 1947 ~ Joan La Barbara, Composer
• 1948 ~ Franz Carl Bornschein, Composer, died at the age of 69
• 1949 ~ Emanuel Ax, Polish-born American pianist. He won the Artur Rubinstein Competition in 1974
• 1950 ~ Alex Van Halen, Drummer with Van Halen, brother of Eddie and Michael
• 1963 ~ Kino Haitsma, pianist/arranger
• 1967 ~ Elliot Griffis, Composer, died at the age of 74
• 1968 ~ Gary Puckett & Union Gap released Lady Will Power
• 1968 ~ Rolling Stones released Jumpin’ Jack Flash
• 1969 ~ Brian Jones left The Rolling Stones
• 1969 ~ Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaced Brian Jones
• 1972 ~ Jimmy Rushing, American blues singer, died at the age of 68
• 1973 ~ Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, Composer, died at the age of 76
• 1979 ~ Louis Salvador Palange, Composer, died at the age of 61
• 1981 ~ Fifteenth Music City News Country Awards went to the Mandrell Sisters
• 1984 ~ Gordon Jacob, Composer, died at the age of 88
• 1990 ~ The post office issued another in its series of Stamps for the Performing Arts, this one honoring Cole Porter
• 1992 ~ Twentysixth Music City News Country Awards went to Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks
• 1995 ~ Sheikh Iman, singer, died at the age of 76
• 1995 ~ “Buttons on Broadway” opened at Ambassador Theater NYC for 40 performances