2000 Frank Patterson, Irish tenor, dies at 61
1997 Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window
1996 John Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75
1996 Richard Versaille, tenor, dies at 63
1996 Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83
1995 Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64
1995 John E Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist, dies at 63
1995 "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66
1994 Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70
1994 William Usselton, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies at 68
1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75
1994 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77
1994 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66
1993 Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
1992 George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies
1992 Leonardo del Ferro, [Keyser], U.S. epic tenor, dies
1991 Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies
1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84
1988 Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71
1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
1988 James McCracken, U.S. tenor, dies at 61
1986 Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
1986 Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London
1984 Jan Peerce, [Perelmuth], operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke
1975 Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], U.S. tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61
1973 Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies
1969 Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77
1966 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35
1965 Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76
1961 James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
1960 Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish epic tenor, dies at 49
1958 Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday
1948 Richard Tauber, Austria/British tenor/composer (Lehar), dies at 55
1946 Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors
1946 Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor (Mein Lebensmarchen), dies at 72
1943 Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots
1943 Ryland Davies, tenor
1941 Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love
1941 Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly
1940 Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophonist/director, Paradiso
1939 Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970
1935 Luciano Pavarotti, born in Modena, Italy, operatic tenor, Oh Giorgio, 3 Tenors
1935 Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961
1935 Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68
1931 John E Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist
1930 Fritz Wunderlich, Kusel Germany, tenor, Stuttgart 1955-58
1929 Ottmar MA Fraai, Curacaos/Dutch tenor
1927 Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor, La Scala
1927 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player
1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey
1926 James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme
1926 Jon[athan Stewart] Vickers, Prince Albert, Canada, tenor
1926 Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee
1925 Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six
1923 Franco Corelli, born in Anconia, Italy, tenor, Don Jose-Carmen
1923 Dexter Gordon, U.S., tenor saxophonist/actor, Connection
1921 John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor, Komische Oper, West-Berlin
1921 John Lanigan, tenor
1919 Earnest Haefliger, Swiss tenor, Stadtische Oper Berlin
1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player
1917 Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy
1916 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player
1914 Wolfgang Windgassen, born in Annemasse, Germany, tenor, Stuttgart Opera
1913 Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], born in Brooklyn, New York, Tenor, New York Met Opera
1912 Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone
1912 Edgar Evans, tenor
1911 Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director, Netherlands Opera
1911 Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish tenor
1910 Peter Pears, Farnham England, tenor, Death in Venice
1909 Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist
1908 Frederic Anspach, Belgian tenor
1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz
1904 Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57
1904 Jan Peerce, [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], New York City, tenor, New York Met Opera
1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival
1901 Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor, Daphne
1898 Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer
1892 Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor, From Office Stool to High C
1892 Richard Tauber, [Ernst Seiffert], Austria/British, tenor/conductor
1890 Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor, Enzo-La Gioconde
1890 Lauritz Melchior, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, baritone tenor, Natl Symphony
1889 Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer, La Rondine
1877 Karl Erb, German tenor
1873 Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor, Othello
1873 Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor, Faust
1867 Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth
1850 Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor
1775 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer
1341 Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies
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