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What happened in history on this day: December 21?
On December 21 in ...
- 1920 - Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1941 - David Diamond's first Symphony, premieres.
- 1946 - Morton Gould's "Minstrel Show" premieres in Indianapolis.
- 1950 - Cole Porter's musical Out of this World premieres at the New Century Theater in New York City for 157 performances.
- 1978 - "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City.
- 1983 - Musical Tap Dance Kid with Hinton Battle premieres at Broadhurst Theater in New York City for 669 performances.
Births on December 21
- 1940 - Birth of Frank Zappa in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; rock singer and composer ("Memories of El Monte", Mothers of Invention band, 50 albums, "Jazz From Hell" album (Grammy Award 1988)).
- 1940 - Birth of Paul [Ray Hildebrand] in Texas, USA; singer ("Hey Paula").
- 1942 - Birth of Carla Thomas; US singer ("Let Me Be Good to You").
- 1944 - Birth of Michael Tilson Thomas in Los Angeles, California, USA; conductor (New York Philharmonic for Young People).
- 1946 - Birth of Carl Dean Wilson in Hawthorne, California, USA; guitarist (Carl and the Passions, The Beach Boys - Surfin U-S-A", "Surfer Girl", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations").
- 1946 - Birth of Christopher Keene in Berkeley, California, USA; conductor (La Traviata).
- 1953 - Birth of Andras Schiff in Budapest, Hungary; pianist (Tchaikovsky-1974).
- 1953 - Birth of Betty Wright; US gospel/singer/TV hostess (Little Miss Broadway).
- 1956 - Birth of Lee Roy Parnell in Abilene, Texas, USA; country singer ("Oughta be a Law").
- 1962 - Birth of Christy Forester in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, USA; country singer (Forester Sister - "Men").
- 1964 - Birth of Ed Jongsma; Dutch pop bassist (Sleeze Beez - "Look Like Hell").
- 1964 - Birth of Murph; rock musician (Dinosaur Jr.).
- 1965 - Birth of Gabrielle Glaser; musician (Luscious Jackson).
- 1978 - Birth of Shaun Morgan, lead singer of South African band Seether.
Deaths on December 21
- 1992 - Albert King, American blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at age 71 (born 1923).
- 1992 - Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian/US violist (Beethoven, Bach), dies at age 87 (born 1903).
- 1997 - Death of Johnny Coles at age 71 from cancer; jazz trumpeter (Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock).
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