2003 Buddy Hackett, comedian/actor, The Music Man, dies at 78
2001 Lorenzo Music, voice, ", voice of Garfield, the Cat, ", dies at 64
1998 32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards
1998 "Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City
1998 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win
1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher (Suzuki Method), dies at 99
1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music educator, "developed the ""Suzuki Method"" which taugh violin to children", dies at 98
1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher, dies at 99
1998 Michael Tippett, British composer (Royal Col of Music), dies at 93
1997 Anthea Joseph, music producer, dies at 57
1997 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win
1997 "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City
1997 "Barrymore," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 240 performances
1997 Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur (Polar), dies at 66
1997 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes
1997 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards: LeAnn Rines and Brooks and Dunn
1997 "Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 240 performances
1997 11th Soul Train Music Awards
1997 24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win
1996 7th Billboard Music Awards
1996 Edward Kassner, music publisher, dies at 76
1996 John Bauldie, music journalist/Dylanologist, dies at 47
1996 James Wild, music teacher, dies at 68
1996 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win
1996 Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84
1996 MTV Video Music Awards
1996 "State Fair," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 118 performances
1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson
1996 Peter Fletcher, music teacher, dies at 60
1996 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain
1996 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher, dies at 89
1996 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men
1996 "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 118 performances
1996 23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins
1996 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances
1995 6th Billboard Music Awards
1995 Louis Levy Jr, music publisher, dies at 84
1995 "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 97 performances
1995 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win
1995 Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85
1995 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire
1995 C. W. Stubblefield, music Promoter, dies at 64
1995 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins
1995 "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 839 performances
1995 Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer, dies at 75
1995 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win
1995 Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
1995 Jan Bart Klaster, music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50
1995 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win
1994 Samuel Lipman, music critic, dies at 60
1994 George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85
1994 5th Billboard Music Awards
1994 Irwin Kostal, U.S. arranger/conductor (Sound of Music), dies at 83
1994 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer, dies at 76
1994 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87
1994 28th Country Music Association Award
1994 Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83
1994 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens
1994 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
1994 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win
1994 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins
1993 4th Billboard Music Awards
1993 Frank V Zappa, U.S. music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52
1993 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins
1993 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill
1993 Singer Mariah Carey weds Tommy Mottola, CEO (Sony Music)
1993 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
1993 "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 839 performances
1993 Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61
1993 7th Soul Train Music Awards
1993 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win
1992 3rd Billboard Music Awards
1992 Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies
1992 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins
1992 MTV Video Music Awards, Howard Stern appears as fartman
1992 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks
1992 "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances
1992 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks
1992 "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances
1992 Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
1992 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd win
1992 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box New York City
1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
1992 19th American Music Award: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win
1991 2nd Billboard Music Awards
1991 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box New York City
1991 25th Country Music Association Award:
1991 Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer
1991 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances
1991 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances
1991 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music"
1991 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton
1991 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances
1991 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks
1991 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances
1991 5th Soul Train Music Awards
1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson
1991 "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances
1991 Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies
1990 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins
1990 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances
1990 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins
1990 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances
1990 24th Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Patty Loveless
1990 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win
1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
1990 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson
1990 17th American Music Award: Milli Vanilli
1989 "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 497 performances
1989 Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51
1989 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins
1989 23rd Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Randy Travis
1989 "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 12 performances
1989 "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 12 performances
1989 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker
1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Alabama
1989 16th American Music Award: Randy Travis and George Michael wins
1988 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win
1988 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers
1988 "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 36 performances
1988 "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances
1988 2nd Soul Train Music Awards
1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr.
1988 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston
1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins
1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format
1987 21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis
1987 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
1987 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr
1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross
1987 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama
1986 20th Country Music Association Award:
1986 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins
1986 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn
1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire
1986 Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58
1986 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle
1985 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins
1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million
1985 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell
1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win
1985 12th American Music Award
1984 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
1984 Ned Glass, actor (Charade, Street Music), dies of heart failure at 78
1984 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers
1984 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama
1984 Harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85
1984 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson
1983 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff
1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson
1983 10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers
1982 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg
1982 ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
1982 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander New York City after 333 performances
1982 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell
1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell
1982 "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall
1982 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win
1981 15th Country Music Association Award:
1981 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters
1981 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander New York City for 333 performances
1981 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones
1981 1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins
1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine"
1981 8th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers wins
1980 14th Country Music Association Award:[approx]
1980 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn
1980 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
1980 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music, dies at 61
1979 Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67
1979 Ben Weber, U.S. composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62
1979 Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens
1979 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell
1979 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth
1979 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
1978 12th Country Music Association Award
1978 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty
1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial New York after 66 perf
1977 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins
1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" opens at Imperial New York City for 66 performances
1977 Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63
1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances
1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances
1976 "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances
1976 "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances
1976 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins
1976 Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74
1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA
1976 Lukas Hass, actor, Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box
1976 Lukas Haas, actor, Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith
1976 CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1975 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music)
1975 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins
1975 2nd American Music Awards
1975 Lubov Orlova, actress (Moscow Laughs, Man of Music, Tanya), dies at 72
1974 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
1974 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances
1974 "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances
1974 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances
1974 "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City
1973 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
1973 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win
1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances
1973 Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City
1973 "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV
1971 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins
1971 New York Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music
1970 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins
1970 "Words and Music," debuts on NBC-TV
1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton
1970 "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 23 performances
1970 "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 23 performances
1969 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in New York State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)
1969 Casper Howeler, music critic, dies at 71
1968 Beatles form Python Music Ltd.
1967 Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit
1967 Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names
1967 BBC starts their own popular music radio station
1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75
1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California
1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
1967 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards
1966 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74
1966 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win
1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now
1965 Carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60
1965 "Sound Of Music" opens
1964 Ida Moore, actress (Mr Music, Johnny Belinda), dies at 82
1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
1964 Carole Coleman, singer (Face the Music), dies at 42
1963 Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
1963 "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 1443 performances
1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
1962 Elizabeth Daily, actress, Street Music
1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller
1961 "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1375 performances
1961 Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
1960 John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres
1959 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 1443 performances
1959 Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild!
1959 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV
1958 Pam Tills, Country music artist
1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"
1958 12th Tony Awards: Sunrise at Campobello and Music Man win
1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music
1957 "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1375 performances
1957 John "Jellybean" Benitez, music producer
1957 William Orlamond, actor (Flesh and Devil, Words and Music), dies at 89
1956 Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42
1956 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music composer (Levensschets), dies at 78
1956 Frank Dailey, orch leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54
1956 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City after 849 performances
1955 Pope Pius XII encyclical on sacred music and popular music
1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
1954 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj appointed honored guest of Swed Royal Music Acad
1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist
1954 Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker
1953 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf
1953 Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers
1952 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music"
1952 Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne Ala, country music star, Alabama-Mt Music
1951 "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances
1951 "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances
1951 Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69
1951 Paul Thompson, rock drummer, Roxy Music
1950 Davey O'List, rocker, Roxy Music
1950 Richard Branson, British music enterperneur, Virgin Atlantic
1950 "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances
1950 Brockway and Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)
1949 Randy Owen, Fort Payne Ala, country music star, Alabama-Mt Music
1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts
1949 "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 281 performances
1949 Jeff Cook, Fort Payne Ala, country guitar/vocalist, Alabama-Mt Music
1949 John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist
1948 "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances
1948 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances
1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio
1948 "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 124 performances
1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
1947 Christopher Parkening, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, transcribed sacred music
1947 "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances
1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music
1944 Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75
1942 Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer
1941 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music
1941 WPAT radio in New Jersey begins broadcasting (country music format)
1940 Anthea Joseph, music producer
1940 Florrie Forde, music hall artist, dies
1940 Dean Torrence, born in Los Angeles, California, surf music singer, Jan and Dean-Little Old Lady
1939 BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
1939 Jonathan David Harvey, English composer, Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen
1939 Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart
1938 Dale Hawkins, music writer, Suzy Q
1937 Lorenzo Music, born in Brooklyn, New York, writer/actor/voice, Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield
1937 William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
1936 Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie, Texas, actor, Music Box, Lonesone Dove
1936 Peter Fletcher, music teacher
1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
1935 Julie Andrews, England, actress and singer, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins
1934 [Everett] LeRoi Jones, [Amiri Baraka], U.S. writer, Black Music
1934 Samuel Lipman, music critic
1934 Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer, invented bubblegum music
1934 "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall
1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music
1933 Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator
1933 "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City
1933 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84
1932 Radio City Music Hall opens (New York City)
1932 "Make Mine Music," debuts
1932 Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City
1932 Jerome Lowenthal, Philadelphia, pianist/prof, Jerusalem Academy of Music
1931 C. W. Stubblefield, music promoter
1931 Stikkan, Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur
1929 Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor, Sound of Music, Doll's House
1929 Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall
1929 Harvey Lichtenstein, President, Brooklyn Academy of Music
1929 "Queen Ida" Guillory, Ziadaco music
1928 Johnny Mann, born in Baltimore, Maryland, music director, Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer
1928 James Wild, music teacher
1928 Pierre Olaf, Cauderan France, actor, Kraft Music Hall
1928 Phil Jones, principal, Trinity College of Music
1927 Barbara Cook, born in Atlanta, Georgia, stage singer and actress, Music Man
1927 John Pierre Herman Joubert, composer, Chamber Music for brass quintet
1926 Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show
1925 Robert Heppener, composer, Hymns and Conversations, Movie Music
1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea
1924 Marion Morgan, singer, Stop the Music
1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, born in Irving, New Jersey, composer, Natural Superiority of Music
1924 Lionel Dakers, director, Royal School of Church Music
1923 Ned Rorem, Richmond Indiana, composer/author, Sky Music
1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
1922 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz
1922 Artie Malvin, U.S. music director, Julie LaRosa/Steve Lawrence
1922 Elmer Bernstein, born in New York City, movie music composer, Robot Monster
1921 Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th St. New York City
1921 Charles Scribner, Jr., music publisher, Scribner
1920 Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor, Kafka, Music Box
1920 Edward Kassner, music publisher
1919 Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer
1919 Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader, Music on Ice
1918 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music
1918 Eugene List, Philadelphia Penn, pianist/prof, Eastman School of Music
1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter
1918 Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall
1918 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer
1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister
1917 Jerry Wexler, music producer, Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan
1916 Ben Weber, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, Thorne Music Award-1965
1914 George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor
1914 Morton DaCosta, born in Philadelphia, director, Island of Love, Music Man
1914 Jules van Ackere, Flemish musicologist, Eternal Music
1912 Jerry Jerome, born in Brooklyn, New York, saxophonist, Words and Music
1912 Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55
1912 Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music
1911 Bernard Herrmann, New York City, composes film music
1910 David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music
1910 Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher
1910 Alan Frank, music publisher
1909 Dave Clark, music promoter and songwriter
1909 George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director
1908 Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in New York City
1907 Helmut Walcha, German organist, church music
1907 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66
1907 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher
1906 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass)
1906 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher
1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room
1906 Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/music historian
1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"
1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man
1904 Charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in New York City
1903 Max Adrian, Enniskillen Northern Ireland, actor, Devils, Music Lover
1903 Rudolf Serkin, born in Eger, Bohemia, pianist, Marlboro Sch of Music
1902 David Burns, actor, Music Man, Hello Dolly!
1902 [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer, Music Man
1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music
1901 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62
1901 Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer and music reviewer
1898 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher
1898 Gracie Fields, England, music hall/vaudeville performer
1897 Hermione Gingold, born in London, England, actress, Gigi, Music Man
1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)
1897 Casper Howeler, Dutch music critic
1896 Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts
1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher
1896 Premier of motion pictures (Koster and Bial's Music Hall, New York City)
1893 Willi Apel, German/US musicologist, Harvard dictionary of music
1893 Arre Merikanto, Finnish composer, 12-tones music
1891 Hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor, Nature of Music
1891 Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
1889 Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer, 1968 Acad of Country Music Award
1889 Ludwig Tugel, German author/novelist/writer, Horse Music
1888 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/music critic
1887 Nadia Boulanger, Paris, composer/music teacher, Lasirene Ideology
1885 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies
1882 John Lowry, Mount Vernon, New York, New York City builder, Radio City Music Hall
1882 Ida Moore, born in Altoona, Kansas, actress, Mr. Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1877 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer, Leiecyclys
1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music
1866 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies
1860 Heinrich Florida Rellstab, German music theorist, dies
1859 Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher, found Inst of Music
1855 Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist, Still in the Music
1854 Hans Muller, music historian
1849 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston)
1848 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor and composer, Lexicon of Music
1846 Josef Sittard, music writer
1840 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer
1833 Boston Academy of Music, 1st U.S. music school, established
1826 Hermann Kipper, music teacher/critic/composer
1821 Charles Scribner, U.S., music publisher, Scribner Catalog
1816 August W. Ambros, Austria musicologist, History of Music
1799 Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist
1795 Adolf B. Marx, German music theorist
1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
1791 Francis Hopkinson, U.S. writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53
1791 Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder
1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist
1784 Andre-Georges-Louis Onslow, English/French composer, chamber music
1783 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theroist/violist, dies at 62
1779 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies
1776 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67
1773 Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, Arab Music
1769 Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer
1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)
1741 Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80
1731 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston)
1720 Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian
1719 John Hawkins, born in England, wrote 1st history of music
1710 William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music
1708 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer
1704 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies
1673 Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter (Baroque)/poet/music/actor, dies at 57
1662 Johann Cruger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63
1598 Johann Cruger, German organist, composer and music theorist
1575 English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly
1571 Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer, Syntagma music
1548 Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies
1050 Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies
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