1996 Death Dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81 1991 Event Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco 1990 Event Producers confirm that Milli Vanilla didn't sing on their album 1982 Death Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67 1980 Event 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro 1975 Event Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" 1973 Death Gene Krupa, U.S. swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 1967 Event "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 14 performances 1967 Event "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances 1967 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances 1966 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances 1963 Event Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song" 1963 Birthday Marcus Lewis, born in Pontiac, Michigan, singer, Sing me a Song 1961 Event "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV 1953 Death Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances 1951 Birthday Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing 1942 Birthday Gale Garnett, Auckland New Zealand, singer, We'll Sing in the Sunshine 1940 Birthday Diana Trask, Australia, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1938 Birthday Frits Wols, Eugene W Wong Loi Sing, Suriname, Secretary-General, UNESCO 1937 Birthday Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President 1936 Birthday Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1935 Event Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in New York City 1935 Birthday Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow 1931 Event George/Ira Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opens on Bdwy 1915 Birthday Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair, New Jersey, soprano, Time to Sing, Chevy Show 1915 Birthday Dan Seymour, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, We the People, Sing It Again 1914 Birthday Dorothy Hyson, actress, Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go 1914 Birthday Hansje Toussaint, Hermina A Schenk, singer, Sing of the Cross 1913 Birthday Jo Sinclair, born in Brooklyn, New York, pen name Jo Sinlair, writer, novelist, focused on race relations and the struggle of immigrant families, wrote Sing at My Wake, Anna Teller 1911 Birthday Mitch Miller, born in Rochester, New York, sing along with Mitch, Yellow Rose of Tx 1909 Birthday Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing 1907 Event Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York) 1906 Birthday Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again 1900 Birthday Fred Emney, born in London, England, actor, Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino 1873 Birthday John Rosamond Johnson, Florida, co-composer, Lift Every Voice and Sing 1792 Event 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time
