Events in Music
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1721 Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Johann Sebastian Bach
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1824 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" in St. Petersburg
Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1924 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 7th Symphony in C at the Konsertföreningenin in Stockholm
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1941 Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie for 20th Century Fox
Glenn Miller
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1955 Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances
Tennessee Williams
Elvis Presley in the Army
1958 Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761)
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1962 Mick Jagger & Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & Blue Boys
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
Music Awards
1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross win
Janet Jackson
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2010 The World Health Organization appoints Craig David as a Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis on World Tuberculosis Day
Craig David
Birthdays in Music
- 1714 Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer
- 1732 Gian Francesco de Majo, composer
- 1740 John Antes, American composer and missionary, born in Frederick, Pennsylvania (d. 1811)
- 1749 Bernard Jumentier, composer
- 1762 Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portuguese opera composer (Portogallo)
- 1808 Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
- 1817 Aime Maillart, composer
- 1820 Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)
- 1884 Gino Marinuzzi, composer
- 1900 June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet
- 1906 Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984)
- 1907 Lucia Chase, US ballerina/co-founder (American Ballet Theater)
- 1910 Jacques Chailley, French musicologist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1999)
- 1922 Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter (In the Midnight Hour)
- 1927 Janos Decsenyi, composer
- 1928 Byron "Yanks" Janis, McKeesport Pa, pianist (NBC Symphony Orchestra)
- 1933 David Harries, composer
- 1935 Carol Kaye, American session bassist (Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Simon & Garfunkel), born in Everett, Washington
- 1936 Fredrick Kaufmamn, composer
- 1936 Don Covay [Donald Randolph], American R & B musician and songwriter (Chain of Fools), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 2015)
- 1937 Benjamin Luxon, Redruth England, baritone (Owen Wingrave)
- 1937 Billy Stewart, US R&B singer (I Do Love You)
- 1938 Holger Czukay [Holger Schüring], German musician (Can), born in Danzig, Poland (d. 2017)
- 1946 Lee Oskar, Danish rock harmonicist (War-Why Can't We Be Friends)
- 1946 Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk), born in Scherfede, Germany (d. 2008)
- 1947 Mike Kellie, rock drummer (Spooky Tooth-It's All About)
- 1947 Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
- 1949 Steve Lang, rock bassist (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1949 Nick Lowe, England, rock vocalist (Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind)
- 1951 Dougie Thompson, rocker (Supertramp-Bloody Well Right)
- 1960 Nena, German pop singer
- 1962 Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
- 1974 Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
- 1975 Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
- 1977 Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer
- 1982 Nivea, American singer
Deaths in Music
- 1631 Philipp Dulichius, composer, dies at 68
- 1654 Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66
- 1755 Theodor Christlieb Reinhold, German composer, dies at 72
- 1825 Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer, dies at 64
- 1838 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72
- 1878 Albin Masek, Czech composer, dies at 73
- 1894 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68
- 1916 Enrique Granados, Spanish opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48
- 1918 Théophile "Théo" Ysaÿe, Belgian composer and pianist, dies at 53
- 1921 Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48
- 1946 Gustaf Heintze, Swedish composer, dies at 66
- 1962 Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)
- 1967 Marc Lavry, Israeli composer, dies at 63
- 1975 Oscar Rasbach, American composer, dies at 86
- 1977 Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73
- 1985 George London, Canadian bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto), dies at 64
- 1994 Tommy Benford, American jazz drummer, dies at 88
- 1995 Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62
- 1996 Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66
- 1997 Harold Melvin, American singer (Blue Notes), dies at 57
- 2000 Al Grey, American jazz trombonist (Snap Your Fingers), dies aged 74
- 2008 Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
- 2008 Neil Aspinall, British music executive (The Beatles), dies of lung cancer at 66
- 2010 Jim Marshall, American photographer (The Beatles, Woodstock), dies at 74
- 2010 Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge), dies at 70
March in History
Tsar Goes a Step Too Far
For over 300 years Russia’s famous Romanov family possessed fabulous wealth and power, but it wasn’t enough to keep them out of reach of assassins.
March 23, 1801John Manningham Notes the Passing of Queen Elizabeth I
John Manningham was an English lawyer and diarist who wrote this especially moving entry on the passing of Queen Elizabeth I.
March 24, 1603Murder Most Foul in Olde England
Few murders were so horrific as the one that came to light on this day in history. And few punishments so grisly as that which befell Catherine Hayes.
March 26, 1726Albert's Monumental Legacy
Architect George Gilbert Scott, who designed the Albert Memorial in honour of Queen Victoria's beloved husband, Prince Albert died on this day.
March 27, 1878
