2003 Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78
2002 Eileen Farrell, singer, Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, dies at 82
1999 Donald Mills, singing brother, The Mills Brothers, dies at 84
1998 Gene Autry, actor/singing cowboy/businessman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, dies at 91
1996 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
1994 Audrey Langford, sInging teacher, dies at 82
1994 "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances
1993 "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances
1993 John Beck, U.S. producer (Harvey, Singing Nun), dies at 83
1993 Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
1990 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich)
1988 Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo
1987 Irene Wicker, singer and actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81
1985 Singing Nun, commits suicide in Belgium at 52
1976 Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88
1967 Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership
1966 "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 41 performances
1966 "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 41 performances
1964 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"
1963 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show
1956 Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks
1949 Riot prevents Paul Robeson from singing near Peekskill, New York
1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert
1945 Paul Robeson wins Spingarn Medal for singing and acting achievements
1940 Michael Gambon, English actor, Singing Detective, Paris at Night
1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)
1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies
1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), New York City
1933 Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co New York City)
1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain
1912 Audrey Langford, singing teacher
1905 Irene Wicker, singer and actress, Singing Lady
1897 Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Mississippi, country singer/singing brakeman
1891 Fanny Brice, born in New York City, singing comedienne, Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks
1869 Henry J. Wood, English conductor, Gentle Art of Singing, Proms
1861 Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59
1847 1st singing of Stephen Fosters "Susanna" (in Pittsburgh)
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