On This Day in Music
Events in Music
- 1856 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, is granted a second patent for improvements to the accordion (Patent No. 15511A)
- 1966 Last Beatle concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972 "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 156 performances
- 1972 "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater in NYC after 1316 performances
- 1979 "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 204 performances
- 1991 Heavy metal band Metallica release their 5th album "Metallica"; debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart
- 2021 Britney Spear's father says he will step down as her conservator after the singer called his conservatorship abusive, amid a #FreeBritney campaign
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Birthdays in Music
- 1626 Giovanni Legrenzi, Venetian Baroque organist and composer, born in Clusone, Republic of Venice (now Italy), (d. 1690)
- 1644 Georg Christoph Leuttner, German ecclesiastical composer, born in Tölz, Bavaria (d. undoubtedly)
- 1644 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer, baptized in Wartenberg (d. 1704)
- 1696 Maurice Greene, English composer, born in London (d. 1755)
Deaths in Music
- 1588 Alfonso Ferrabosco, Italian composer who brought madrigal music to England, dies at 45
- 1612 Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60
- 1633 Jacopo Peri, Italian composer and singer who wrote the 1st recognized opera "Dafne", dies at 71
- 1797 Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, German composer, dies at 73
Weddings in Music
- 1976 American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (35) weds (for third, and final time) Ireland's Una O'Keeffe (22) at the Airport Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles, California; Ringo Starr serves as best man
- 1988 American singer-songwriter John Denver (44) weds Australian actress Cassandra Delaney (26); divorce in 1993
- 2011 Actress and model Brooke Burke (40) weds singer/actor David Charvet (39) in St. Barthelemy, Guadeloupe
- 2016 Singer-songwriter Ray J (35) weds Princess Love at the Vibiana in Los Angeles
Divorces in Music
- 2011 Rock singer John Mellencamp (59) divorces model Elaine Irwin (41) after 18 years of marriage
August in Music History
Jim Morrison's Trial
Jim Morrison and The Doors at the Dade County Courthouse
August 10, 1970Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Swami Satchidananda addressing the opening ceremony at Woodstock
August 15, 1969The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
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