On This Day in Music

• 1582Severo Bonini was born — Italian organist and composer. source 444 years ago
• 1597Martin Opitz was born — German poet and composer. source 429 years ago
• 1689Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was born — French composer. source 337 years ago
• 1946John Sullivan was born — English screenwriter, producer, and composer. source 80 years ago
• 1948Jim Ferguson was born — American guitarist, composer, and journalist. source 78 years ago
• 1950Vincenzo Tommasini died — Italian composer. source 76 years ago
• 1972Morgan was born — Italian singer-songwriter and composer. source 54 years ago
• 1977Tore Johansen was born — Norwegian trumpeter and composer. source 49 years ago

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