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What happened in history on this day: December 12?
On December 12 in ...
- 1792 - In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven (age 21) receives first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.
- 1912 - R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1926 - Leningrad: premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's first Pianoconcert.
- 1968 - Rock group The Rolling Stones are filmed for TV show Rock 'n Roll Circus - it never airs.
Births on December 12
- 1913 - Birth of Eve Lister; actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park).
- 1913 - Birth of Hal Dickinson; singer ("Modernaires").
- 1915 - Birth of Francis Albert Sinatra AKA Frank Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; singer/actor (old blue eyes/chairman of board, actor (From Here to Eternity), singer ("Strangers in the Night", "My Way").
- 1918 - Birth of Joe Williams in Cordele, Georgia, USA; jazz singer ("Everyday I Have the Blues").
- 1938 - Birth of Connie Francis in Newark, New Jersey, USA; singer/actress (Where the Boys Are).
- 1940 - Birth of Dionne Warwick in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; singer (Solid Gold, "Way to San Jose").
- 1941 - Birth of Liesbeth List; Dutch actress/vocalist (Theodorakis).
- 1941 - Birth of Terry Kirkman in Salina, Kansas, USA; rock vocalist/keyboardist (The Association).
- 1941 - Birth of Tim Hauser; jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer - "Tuxedo Junction").
- 1942 - Birth of Mike Pinder in Birmingham, England; rocker (The Moody Blues).
- 1943 - Birth of Dave Munden; rock drummer (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes).
- 1943 - Birth of Dickey Betts in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; guitarist (Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man").
- 1943 - Birth of Grover Washington Junior; jazz artist (Mr Magic).
- 1946 - Birth of Clive Bunker; rock drummer (Jethro Tull - "Aqualung", "Thick as a Brick").
- 1952 - Birth of Neil Peart; rocker (Rush - "Working Man").
- 1953 - Birth of Bruce Kulick in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (Kiss - "Beth", "Rock and Roll All Nite").
- 1957 - Birth of Cy Curnin in London, England; rock vocalist (Fixx - "Sign of Fire").
- 1957 - Birth of Sheila E[scovedo] in San Franciso, California, USA; disco drummer (Krushgrove, Holly Rock).
- 1958 - Birth of Leo Kenter; Dutch drummer (Tröckener Kecks - "More! More! More!").
- 1959 - Birth of Belouis Some; rocker (Neville Keighley - "Some People").
- 1964 - Birth of Rockin' Jeff; rocker (The Pasadenas - "Riding on a Train").
- 1968 - Birth of Tatianna in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Spanish singer (Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy).
Deaths on December 12
- 1985 - Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboardist/road manager (Rolling Stones), dies at age 47 (born 1938).
- 1991 - Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral director (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies.
- 2021 - Death of Vicente Fernández at age 81 following a spinal injury in a fall in Guadalahara, Mexico; Mexican singer and actor (50 albums, 3 Grammy awards, 8 Latin Grammy awards).
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