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2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47

2000 Vickie Sue Robinson, disco diva, Turn the Beat Around, dies at 45

1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45

1994 Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed

1994 Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42

1986 U.S. air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing

1986 U.S. soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing

1983 Disco in Madrid catches fire; 83 die

1982 Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed

1982 John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours

1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers

1979 "Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 8 performances

1979 "Got Tu Go Disco" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 8 performances

1977 New York's famed disco Studio 54 opens

1966 Stacy Lattisaw, Washington D.C., disco singer, Million Dollar Baby

1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis'

1960 Evelyn "Champagne" King, born in Bronx, New York, disco singer, Shame, I'm in Love

1957 Sheila Escovedo, born in San Francisco, California, disco drummer, Krushgrove, Holly Rock

1952 Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder

1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies

1949 Gloria Gaynor, Newark, New Jersey, disco singer, I Will Survive

1943 Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972

1940 Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me


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