2012 Event In east London, archeologists find remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577 and was where some of Shakespeare's plays were performed 2011 Event The IAEA releases a report stating Iran has performed activities relating to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project is likely still under way 2011 Event The first full face transplant is performed by surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts 2009 Event Two previously unknown works by Mozart - a concerto movement and a prelude, are performed in Salzburg, Austria 2007 Death Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 2005 Event First human face transplant is performed in France 2001 Death Dr. Christiaan Barnard, surgeon, ", performed the first heart transplant, South Africa 1967, ", dies at 78 1997 Event "ER" is performed live on TV 1997 Death Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30 1995 Death Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Death Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years, dies at 60 of a pulmonary embolism 1995 Death Cleo Brown, pianist, performed on National Public Radio, dies at 91 1994 Death Robert White, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl, dies in Los Angeles, California 1994 Death Gottlob Frick, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, dies at 88 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1991 Event Wrestlemania VII scheduled in LA, actually performed 03/24 1990 Event Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood 1983 Death Claus Adam, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto, dies at 65 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1976 Birthday Jana Kandarr, born in Halle, East Germany, professional tennis player, performed in Australian Open in 2000, WTA tournaments in 1996 and 2001 1970 Event The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center 1969 Event 1st human eye transplant performed 1967 Event 1st human heart transplant performed (Dr. Christian Barnard, South Africa) 1967 Event Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park performed 1966 Birthday Jeff Buckley, born in Anaheim, California, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters 1966 Birthday Shirley Manson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, musician, keyboardist, lead singer, Garbage rock band, also performed with Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie 1963 Birthday Thomas Perry, born in Germany, born Thomas Wellnowski, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist for Surprises band, performed own compositions on 'The Ballad Album' 1963 Event Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant 1961 Birthday Chris Pitman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, singer, record producer, audio programmer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Guns N' Roses, performed with ZAUM, Tool, Lusk 1961 Birthday Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1956 Event 1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington D.C. 1956 Birthday Joe Satriani, born in Westbury, New York, instrumentalist, guitarist, Grammy-Award nominee, recruited by Mick Jagger to play lead guitar for The Rolling Stones' tour, in 1988, lead guitarist for Deep Purple in 1994, performed in annual G3 Jam Concerts, influenced by Eric Clapton 1956 Birthday Mark Mendoza, born in Long Island, New York, born Mark Glickman, known as Mark 'The Animal' Mendoza, bassist, songwriter, musician, member of band, Twisted Sister, also performed with The Dictators, Blackfoot, genres include hard rock, shank rock 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1953 Birthday Johnny Clegg, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, Jonathan 'Johnny' Clegg, musician, recording artist, Grammy-Award nominee, mbaqanga, Afro-pop genres, formed and performed with Juluka band, formed Savuka band, popular figure in South African music history 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1952 Birthday Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1949 Birthday Lenny White, born in New York City, New York, musician, drummer, performed on Miles Davis' 'Bitches' Brew', recorded 'No Mystery', 'Romantic Warrior' with Return to Forever 1948 Birthday Jessica Cleaves, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, member, Friends of Distinction, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire 1948 Birthday Don Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, musician, drummer, performed with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, Silver Bullet Band and rock band Grand Funk Railroad 1947 Birthday Greg Lake, born in Dorset, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, performed "Karn Evil 9" with the Trans Siberian Orchestra, played "Lucky Man" with Jethro Tull 1946 Birthday Carson Van Osten, born in America, musician, performed with Todd Rundgren and rock group 'Nazz', comics creator, artist of Disney comics 1945 Birthday Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1944 Birthday Tim Bogert, born in Ridgefield, New Jersey, musician, bass player, played rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, performed bass solos with Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice 1943 Birthday Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Birthday Gavin Bryars, born in Goole, England, composer, bassist, performed in trio Joseph Holbrooke, founding member, Portsmouth Sinfonia 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony performed in Leningrad 1941 Birthday Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Birthday Joe Butler, rocker, drummer, vocalist, founding member of The Lovin' Spoonful, performed in musical production of Hair 1940 Birthday David C. Johnson, born in Batavia, New York, composer, flutist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, performed live-electronic music 1937 Birthday Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm 1936 Birthday Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1935 Birthday Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1935 Birthday Renata Scotto, born in Savona, Italy, singer, soprano, performed La Traviata at age 18, received 15 curtain calls performing Walter in La Wally at La Scala, 1953, directs opera and teaches at her opera academy in Italy, New York 1934 Birthday Henning Kronstam, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years 1933 Birthday Claude King, born in Keithville, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, performed on Louisiana Hayride television and radio show, billed alongside Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter 1932 Event Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time 1929 Birthday Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 1928 Birthday Walter Klien, born in Graz, Austria, pianist, performed and recorded concertos of Mozart, Brahms, Schubert piano sonatas, received Bosendorfter Prize in Vienna, 1953 1928 Event "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris) 1926 Birthday Betsy Jolas, born in Paris, France, composer, studied at the Conservatoire national superieur de Musique, wrote vocal music, works recorded on EMI, Erato, performed by London Sinfonietta 1923 Birthday Henryk Czyz, born in Grudziadz, Poland, composer, wrote contemporary music, performed in Europe, America and South America 1923 Event 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney 1921 Birthday Joan Dickson, born in England, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, studied with Enrico Mainardi in Paris, performed with Joyce Rathbone 1920 Birthday Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry 1917 Birthday Claus Adam, born in America, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto 1913 Event 1st aerobatic maneuver, sustained inverted flight, performed in France 1912 Birthday Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1911 Birthday Margot Grahame, born in Canterbury, England, born Margaret Clark, actress, compared to Jean Harlow, dubbed the 'Aluminum Blonde', performed with Bebe Daniels in The Fabulous Joe 1910 Event 1st opera by an U.S. composer (Converse) performed at the Met, New York City 1909 Birthday Cleo Brown, born in Mississippi, pianist, vocalist, stage name Cleo Patra Brown, performed on National Public Radio, stride piano playing was compared to Fats Waller 1906 Birthday Gottlob Frick, born in Germany, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, best known recording is Osmin, in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Rocco in Fidelio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute 1903 Birthday Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 1886 Event Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia 1883 Event Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed 1877 Event 1st human cannonball act performed in London 1874 Event "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed, in Vienna 1858 Event In Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed 1814 Event 1st plastic surgery is performed (England) 1742 Event George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin) 1735 Event 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina 1665 Event "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va)
