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What happened in history on this day: January 14?
On January 14 in ...
- 1785 - Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10).
- 1905 - Hubbell, Shubert and Smith's musical "Fontana" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1954 - Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend" premieres in London.
- 1955 - Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia.
- 1973 - Largest audience for a single TV show to date: "Elvis - Aloha From Hawaii", seen by an estimated one billion viewers worldwide. The live concert at the Honolulu International Center Arena was beamed live via Globecam Satellite worldwide, and tape-delayed to many other countries.
Births on January 14
- 1683 - Birth of Gottfried Silbermann in Kleinbobritzsch, Germany; builder of spinets, clavichords, harpsichords and organs in the age of Bach.
- 1875 - Albert Schweitzer is born in Kayersberg, Elsaß, Germany; philosopher, theologian, and musician, humanitarian, Nobel Prize for Peace in 1952.
- 1908 - Birth of Russ Columbo in Camden, New Jersey; singer (NBC Radio) (dies 1934).
- 1908 - Birth of Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo; US singer/actor (Miracle of Women).
- 1921 - Birth of Mark Lawrence in Washington DC, USA; pianist (Alice Pearce).
- 1929 - Birth of Billy Walker in Ralls, Texas; country singer ("Charlie's Shoes" (1966), "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Cross the Brazos at Waco" (1964)) (dies 2006).
- 1932 - Birth of Catarina Valente in Paris, France; singer (The Entertainers).
- 1936 - Birth of Clarence Carter; American singer ("Thread the Needle").
- 1938 - Birth of Allen Toussaint AKA Naomi Neville; pianist/songwriter ("Ride Your Pony", "Wild Sign of New Orleans").
- 1938 - Birth of Jack Jones in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer (The Love Boat Theme).
- 1943 - Birth of José Luis Rodriguez in Caracas, Venezuela; singer ("Dueno De Nada").
- 1948 - Birth of Tim Harris; rocker (Foundations).
- 1951 - Birth of William Risrook; rocker (BT Express - "Here Comes the Express").
- 1959 - Birth of Carl Chas Smash Smyth; rock bassist (Madness - "Our House").
- 1959 - Birth of Geoff Tate; vocalist (Queensryche - "Breaking the Silence").
- 1962 - Birth of Patrica Morrison; rocker (Sisters of Mercy - "Walk Away, Black Planet").
- 1965 - Birth of Vanity [Dee Dee Williams]; singer/actress (Action Jackson).
- 1967 - Birth of Zakk Wylde; guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne Band).
- 1969 - Birth of Dave Grohl; drummer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters).
- 1982 - Birth of Caleb Followill; singer, guitarist (Kings of Leon).
- 1983 - Birth of Joe Guese; musician (The Click Five).
- 1997 - Birth of Nastya and Masha Tolmachevy (The Tolmachevy Twins), Russian singers.
Deaths on January 14
- 1800 - Birth of Ludwig Ritter von Köchel in Stein, Austria; devoted his life and studies to music.
- 1949 - Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at age 66.
- 1965 - Jeanette MacDonald, soprano ("When I'm Calling You"), dies at age 63.
- 1995 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at age 68.
- 2022 - Death of Dallas Frazier at age 82, following a series of strokes, at a rehab facility in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA; songwriter ("Alley Oop", "Elvira").
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