Events in Music
Music Premiere
1782 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1955 "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland
- 1966 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 512 performances
- 1994 "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 556 performances
- 1994 3 tenors-Placid Domingo, Luciano Parvoti, Jose Carreras, perform in LA
- 1995 "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 40 performances
- 1995 "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" closes at Plymouth NYC after 55 performances
Birthdays in Music
- 1725 Georg Simon Löhlein, German pianist and composer, born in Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany (d. 1781)
- 1728 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, born in Liège (d. 1803)
- 1822 Luigi Arditi, Italian violinist and composer, born in Crescentino, Italy (d. 1903)
- 1834 Carlo Angeloni, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1901)
- 1848 Henri Viotta, Dutch conductor and composer (Lexicon of Music), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1933)
- 1855 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer (d. 1923)
- 1858 Eugene Ysaye, Belgian composer and violinist, born in Liège (d. 1931)
- 1901 Fritz Mahler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
- 1902 Mary Philbin, American actress (Phantom of the Opera), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993)
- 1903 Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician, born in London, Ontario, Canada (d. 1971)
- 1904 Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (Beatitudines), born in Zagarolo, Italy (d. 2003)
- 1909 Teddy [John Edward] Buckner, American trumpeter (Dixieland music), born in Sherman, Texas (d. 1994)
Ginger Rogers
1911 Ginger Rogers [Virginia McMath], American actress, dancer and singer (Top Hat, Kitty Foyle), born in Independence, Missouri (d. 1995)
Ginger Rogers
- 1912 Ray Barr, American pianist (Vincent Lopez Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 1983)
- 1918 Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor [Okey Ka Fairy Ko!], born in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippine Islands (d. 1989)
- 1925 Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz musician, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982)
- 1928 Bella Davidovich, Jewish Soviet-American pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel), born in Baku, Azerbaijan
- 1928 Ticho Parly, Danish tenor, born in Copenhagen (d. 1993)
- 1930 John Everett Watts, American composer, born in Maryville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
- 1932 John Chilton, English jazz trumpeter (Feetwarmers), born in London (d. 2016)
- 1933 Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops), born in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi (d. 1995)
- 1936 Buddy Merrill, American guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Torrey, Utah
- 1938 Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer, born in Reykjavik (d. 2013)
- 1939 William Bell, American singer (Tryin' to Love Two), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1939 Denise LaSalle [Ora Denise Allen], American blues and R&B singer recognized as the "Queen of the Blues" (Trapped by a Thing Called Love), born in Leflore County, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- 1941 Mišo Kovač, Croatian musician (Mojoj vjernoj publici), born in Tribunj, Croatia
- 1942 Desmond Dekker, Jamaican reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites), born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica (d. 2006)
- 1944 Thomas Boggs, American rock drummer (Box Tops), born in Wynne, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- 1948 Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli-American violinist (Leventritt 1967), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1948 Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor, born in Panama City, Panama
- 1949 Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist and vocalist (Night Ranger)
- 1949 Ray Major, rock guitarist (British Lions)
- 1950 Tom Terrell, American musicologist, deejay and NPR reviewer, born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1952 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police-Roxanne), born in Alexandria, Virginia
Michael Flatley
1958 Michael Flatley, Irish choreographer (Lord of Dance), born in Chicago, Illinois
Michael Flatley
- 1959 Doug Herzog, American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1960 Eus van Someren, Dutch pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands
- 1971 Ed Kowalczyk, American singer (Live), born in York, Pennsylvania
- 1972 Mindy Carson, American vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue), born in NYC, New York
- 1975 Jamie Oliver, Welsh keyboardist (No Devotion), born in Pontypridd, Wales
- 1994 Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor (Ugly Betty), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Weddings in Music
- 1974 "The Osmonds" singer Alan Osmond (25) weds Suzanne Pinegar at LDS Temple in Provo, Utah
Wedding of Interest
1980 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer (31) weds award winning arranger Bruce Sudano (31) in Los Angeles, California
Donna Summer
- 2010 Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen (52) weds costume designer Helen L. Simmons (42) at Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach Resort in Florida
Divorces in Music
Divorce of Interest
2012 Actor-comedian Russell Brand (36) divorces popstar Katy Perry (27) due to irreconcilable differences a year after the fairy-tale wedding in India
Russell Brand
Katy Perry
Deaths in Music
- 1698 Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
- 1729 Johann David Heinichen, German composer, dies at 46
- 1762 Jacques Hotteterre, French composer and flautist, dies at 87
- 1868 Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
- 1916 Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
- 1917 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
- 1972 Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, dies at 65
- 1972 Max Zehnder, Swiss composer, dies at 70
- 1979 Alfred Deller, English countertenor (b. 1912)
- 1981 Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38
- 1984 Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
- 1985 Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84
- 1989 Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 81
- 1990 Sidney Torch, English composer, conductor and organist (b. 1908)
- 1995 Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83
- 1995 Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
- 1996 John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48
- 1999 Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer (b. 1979)
- 2003 Celia Cruz, Cuban musician (b. 1924)
- 2005 Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, and entertainer (b. 1920)
- 2008 Jo Stafford, American singer of traditional pop music (b. 1917)
- 2012 Jon Lord, English musician, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
- 2012 Kitty Wells, American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
- 2012 Bob Babbitt [Robert Kreinar], Hungarian-American bassist (The Funk Brothers), dies of brain cancer at 74
- 2014 Johnny Winter, American Hall of Fame blues musician, dies at 70
- 2016 Bonnie Brown, American country singer (The Browns), dies at 77
July in History
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Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930![Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close']()
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939![Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor]()
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917![First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King]()
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776
