1975 Death Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah, dies at 46 from a stroke 1936 Birthday Richard Bach, born in Oak Park, Illinois, writer, author, best-sellers include, 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah', genres include aviation, fantasy, philosophy 1928 Birthday Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, jazz musician, Black Messiah 1818 Event Handel's Messiah, U.S. premieres in Boston 1743 Event English premiere of Handel's "Messiah" 1743 Event George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London 1742 Event George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin) 1741 Event George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin 1741 Event George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days 1685 Birthday George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer, Messiah 1666 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet 1665 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople 1665 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna 1665 Event Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah
