On This Day in Music

• 1730Antonín Kammel was born — Czech violinist and composer. source 296 years ago
• 1874Vincent Scotto was born — French composer and actor. source 152 years ago
• 1889Efrem Zimbalist was born — Sr., Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor. source 137 years ago
• 1899Randall Thompson was born — American composer and academic. source 127 years ago
• 1932Slide Hampton was born — African-American trombonist and composer. source 94 years ago
• 1933Easley Blackwood was born — Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator. source 93 years ago
• 1939John McCabe was born — English pianist and composer. source 87 years ago
• 1986Salah Jahin died — Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer. source 40 years ago

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