Music history, daily
On This Day in Music
Composers born, composers lost, and pieces that met the world for the first time — and every name here is playable in the library.
- 1752Johann Christoph Pepusch died — German-English composer and theorist. source 274 years ago
- 1762Jakob Haibel was born — Austrian tenor and composer. source 264 years ago
- 1910Vilém Tauský was born — Czech-English conductor and composer. source 116 years ago
- 1918Cindy Walker was born — American singer-songwriter and dancer. source 108 years ago
- 1924Mort Garson was born — Canadian-American songwriter and composer. source 102 years ago
- 1927Michael Gielen was born — Austrian conductor and composer. source 99 years ago
- 1929Hazel Hawke was born — Australian social worker and pianist, 23rd Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia. source 97 years ago
- 1974Kamal Dasgupta died — Bengali music director, composer and folk artist.. source 52 years ago
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