1991 Death Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75 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 1966 Event Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released 1966 Event Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1 1963 Death Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81 1947 Birthday Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1945 Birthday Vernon Guy, U.S. gospel singer, Cool Sounds, Sharpees 1941 Birthday Art Garfunkel, New York City, singer and actor, Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge 1939 Birthday Annea Lockwood, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, composer, records natural found sounds, Fluxus works with burning pianos, teacher, Vassar College 1938 Birthday Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1937 Birthday Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds 1920 Birthday Ravi Shankar, born in Benares, India, sitar player, Sounds of India 1906 Birthday Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer, Summer Sounds 1882 Birthday Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music
