1996 Dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81
1991 Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco
1990 Producers confirm that Milli Vanilla didn't sing on their album
1982 Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67
1980 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro
1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town"
1973 Gene Krupa, U.S. swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64
1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 14 performances
1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances
1967 "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances
1966 "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances
1963 Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"
1963 Marcus Lewis, born in Pontiac, Michigan, singer, Sing me a Song
1961 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV
1953 Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries
1952 "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances
1952 "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances
1951 Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing
1942 Gale Garnett, Auckland NZ, singer, We'll Sing in the Sunshine
1940 Diana Trask, Australia, singer, Sing Along With Mitch
1938 Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, sec-gen, UNESCO
1937 Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President
1936 Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch
1935 Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in New York City
1935 Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow
1931 George/Ira Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," premieres in New York City
1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opens on Bdwy
1915 Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair, New Jersey, soprano, Time to Sing, Chevy Show
1915 Dan Seymour, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, We the People, Sing It Again
1914 Dorothy Hyson, actress, Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go
1914 Hansje Toussaint, [Hermina A Schenk], singer, Sing of the Cross
1911 Mitch Miller, born in Rochester, New York, sing along with Mitch, Yellow Rose of Tx
1909 Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing
1907 Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York)
1906 Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again
1900 National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," composed
1900 Fred Emney, born in London, England, actor, Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino
1873 John Rosamond Johnson, Florida, co-composer, Lift Every Voice and Sing
1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time
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