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What happened in history on this day: December 7?
On December 7 in ...
- 1842 - New York Philharmonic's first concert.
- 1911 - Leslie J Stuart's musical "Betsy" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1930 - In Boston, Massachusetts, the CBS radio orchestra program is broadcast in video and includes the first television commercial in the United States.
- 1939 - William Walton's violinist concert premieres in Cleveland.
- 1989 - C Coleman and D Zippel's musical City of Angels premieres in New York City, New York.
Births on December 7
- 1876 - Birth of Ludwig Schiedermair; German musicologist (Beethoven-Archiv).
- 1912 - Birth of Louis Prima in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; singer ("That Old Black Magic").
- 1942 - Birth of Harry Chapin in New York City, New York, USA; folk/rock singer/songwriter ("Taxi", "Cat's in the Craddle").
- 1948 - Birth of Gary Morris in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; singer/actor (Les Misèrables, The Colbys).
- 1949 - Birth of Tom Waits in California; rocker/song writer ("Blue Valentine").
- 1951 - Birth of Henk Temming; Dutch vocalist/keyboardist (Good Cause).
- 1963 - Birth of Barbara Weathers; vocalist (Atlantic Star - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
- 1964 - Birth of Duncan Miller; rocker (Blue Mercedes - "Rich and Famous").
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Nolan; rocker (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies").
Deaths on December 7
- 1962 - Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at age 67.
- 1980 - Death of Darby Crash by heroin overdose at age 22; American songwriter, singer (The Germs) (born 1958).
- 1990 - Death of Delecta "Dee" Clark at age 52; US singer ("Raindrops").
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