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What happened in history on this day: October 11?
On October 11 in ...
- 1981 - Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at Louisiana Coliseum.
- 2005 - Singer Rod Stewart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career of more than 40 years.
Births on October 11
- 1919 - Birth of Art Blakey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: drummer (Billy Eckstine Band).
- 1932 - Birth of Dottie West in Tennessee, USA; country singer ("Here Comes My Baby").
- 1943 - Birth of Gene Watson; country singer ("Heartaches", "Love and Stuff").
- 1946 - Birth of Daryl Franklin Hohl AKA Daryl Hall in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/songwriter (Hall and Oates - "Sara Smile").
- 1979 - Birth of Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan singer (Cobra Starship).
Deaths on October 11
- 1970 - Death of Phil Spitalny at age 79 of cancer; bandleader (Hour of Charm radio show (1935-46).
- 1976 - Death of Connee Boswell at age 68 of cancer; singer (Boswell Sisters, Pete Kelly's Blues TV show (1959)).
- 2001 - Death of Billy Maxted at age 84; pianist, songwriter, arranger (Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller's Orchestra).
- 2023 - Death of Rudolph Isley at age 84 at home in Chicago, Illinois, USA; founding member of the Isley Brothers ("Shout" song, "It's Your Thing" song).
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