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2000 Death - Frank Patterson, Irish tenor, dies at 61

1997 Death - Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window

1996 Death - Richard Versaille, tenor, dies at 63

1996 Death - Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83

1995 Death - Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64

1995 Death - John E. Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist, dies at 63

1995 Death - "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66

1994 Death - Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70

1994 Death - William Usselton, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies at 68

1994 Death - Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75

1994 Death - Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77

1994 Death - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66

1993 Death - Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61

1992 Death - George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies

1992 Death - Leonardo del Ferro, Keyser, U.S. epic tenor, dies

1991 Death - Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies

1991 Death - Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84

1988 Death - Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71

1988 Death - Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71

1988 Death - James McCracken, U.S. tenor, dies at 61

1986 Death - Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75

1986 Event - Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London

1984 Death - Jan Peerce, Perelmuth, operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke

1975 Death - Richard Tucker, Reuben Ticker, U.S. tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61

1973 Death - Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies

1969 Death - Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77

1966 Death - Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35

1965 Death - Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76

1961 Death - James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57

1960 Birthday - Django Bates, born in Beckenham, England, jazz musician, founder, Human Chain, plays tenor horn, keyboards, piano

1960 Death - Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish epic tenor, dies at 49

1958 Death - Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday

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

1948 Death - Richard Tauber, Austria/British tenor/composer (Lehar), dies at 55

1946 Birthday - Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors

1946 Death - Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor (Mein Lebensmarchen), dies at 72

1943 Birthday - Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots

1941 Birthday - Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love

1941 Birthday - Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly

1940 Birthday - Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophonist/director, Paradiso

1939 Birthday - Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970

1935 Birthday - Luciano Pavarotti, born in Italy, Italian operatic tenor

1935 Birthday - Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961

1935 Death - Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68

1931 Birthday - John E. Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist

1930 Birthday - Fritz Wunderlich, Kusel Germany, tenor, Stuttgart 1955-58

1929 Birthday - Ottmar MA Fraai, Curacaos/Dutch tenor

1927 Birthday - Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor, La Scala

1927 Birthday - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player

1927 Birthday - Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey

1926 Birthday - James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme

1926 Birthday - Jon[athan Stewart] Vickers, Prince Albert, Canada, tenor

1926 Birthday - Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee

1925 Birthday - Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six

1923 Birthday - Franco Corelli, born in Anconia, Italy, tenor, Don Jose-Carmen

1923 Birthday - Dexter Gordon, U.S., tenor saxophonist/actor, Connection

1921 Birthday - John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor, Komische Oper, West-Berlin

1919 Birthday - Earnest Haefliger, Swiss tenor, Stadtische Oper Berlin

1918 Birthday - Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player

1917 Birthday - Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy

1916 Birthday - Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player

1914 Birthday - Wolfgang Windgassen, born in Annemasse, Germany, tenor, Stuttgart Opera

1913 Birthday - Richard Tucker, Reuben Ticker, born in Brooklyn, New York, Tenor, New York Met Opera

1912 Birthday - Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone

1912 Birthday - Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles

1911 Birthday - Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director, Netherlands Opera

1911 Birthday - Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish tenor

1910 Birthday - Peter Pears, Farnham England, tenor, Death in Venice

1909 Birthday - Ben Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist

1908 Birthday - Frederic Anspach, Belgian tenor

1904 Birthday - Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz

1904 Birthday - Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57

1904 Birthday - Jan Peerce, Jacob Pincus Perelmuth, New York City, tenor, New York Met Opera

1904 Birthday - James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival

1901 Birthday - Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor, Daphne

1898 Birthday - Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer

1892 Birthday - Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor, From Office Stool to High C

1892 Birthday - Richard Tauber, Ernst Seiffert, Austria/British, tenor/conductor

1890 Birthday - Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor, Enzo-La Gioconde

1890 Birthday - Lauritz Melchior, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, baritone tenor, National Symphony

1889 Birthday - Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer, La Rondine

1877 Birthday - Karl Erb, German tenor

1873 Birthday - Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor, Othello

1873 Birthday - Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor, Faust

1867 Birthday - Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth

1850 Birthday - Jean de Reszke, Polish tenor

1775 Birthday - Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer

1341 Death - Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies













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