1968 Death Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1952 Birthday Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1942 Birthday Claude Miller, director, Garde a Vue, Little Thief, Wild Child 1931 Birthday Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1905 Birthday Betty Garde, Philadelphia, actress, Aggie-Real McCoys 1717 Birthday Pierre de La Garde, composer
