1996 Death Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84 1990 Event Sting joins wrestlings 4 Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson) 1984 Death Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70 1980 Death Malando, Arie Maasland, composer/orchestral leader (Ole Guapa), dies at 72 1974 Event 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville 1973 Birthday Mark Larsen, born in Denmark, jockey, rode "Vetrotex" to victory in his first Danish Derby, son of Ole Larsen 1969 Event Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special 1959 Death Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 1958 Birthday Ole Mortensen, cricketer, pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark 1950 Event Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time 1950 Event Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry" 1945 Birthday Ole Buck, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, composer, pianist, wrote Calligraphy for soprano and chamber orchestra at the age of 20 1944 Birthday Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist, Same Ole Love 1935 Birthday Justin Tubb, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1933 Birthday Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1927 Event Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN 1927 Death Ole Olsen, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major, dies at 77 in Oslo, Norway 1927 Birthday Carl Smith, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1926 Event DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry 1925 Birthday Jimmy Dickens, Bolt, West Virginia, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1925 Event Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville Tn 1921 Birthday Ole Sarvig, Danish writer/critic, Limbo, Glem Ikke 1920 Birthday Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry 1919 Birthday Kitty Wells, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1908 Birthday Malando, Arie Maasland, composer/orchestra leader, Ole Guapa 1892 Birthday John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Wabash, Indiana, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1886 Birthday Ole Windingstad, composer 1880 Death Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1877 Birthday Ole Evinrude, inventor, outboard marine engine 1857 Death Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 1850 Birthday Ole Olsen, born in Hammerfest, Norway, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major 1810 Birthday Ole Bull, born in Bergen, Norway, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater 1769 Birthday Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer
