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What happened in history on this day: January 26?
On January 26 in ...
- 1922 - Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony" premieres in London.
- 1962 - David Diamond's 7th Symphony premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Births on January 26
- 1905 - Birth of Maria Augusta von Trapp in Austria; singer, inspired film The Sound of Music.
- 1907 - Birth of Eddie Ballantine in Chicago, Illinois, USA; musical director (Don McNeill Breakfast Club on NBC Blue/ABC Radio), TV reporter.
- 1908 - Birth of Stephane Grappelli in Paris, France; jazz violinist (Hot Club of France jazz quintet).
- 1913 - Birth of Jimmy Van Heusen AKA Edward Chester Babcock in Syracuse, New York, USA; composer (over 75 songs for Frank Sinatra, "My Kind of Town", "The Second Time Around", "Love and Marriage").
- 1926 - Birth of Ronnie Hilton; singer (Moonraker).
- 1934 - Birth of Huey "Piano" Smith; pianist ("Having a Good Time").
- 1939 - Birth of Marshall Lieb; rocker (Teddy Chicago Bears).
- 1943 - Birth of Jean Knight; vocalist ("Mr Big Stuff").
- 1948 - Birth of Corky Laing; drummer (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen").
- 1949 - Birth of Derek Holt; rocker (Climax Blues Band).
- 1951 - Birth of Andy Hummell in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rock bassist (Big Star).
- 1951 - Birth of David Briggs; rock guitarist (Little River Band - "Help is on its Way").
- 1955 - Birth of Lucia Mendez in Mexico; Spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno).
- 1956 - Birth of Lisa Boray [Schulte Nordholt]; Dutch singer ("Lovers Until the End").
- 1957 - Birth of Eddie Van Halen in Nijmegan, Netherlands; rock guitarist (Van Halen - "Jump", "1984").
- 1958 - Birth of Anita Baker in Toledo, Ohio, USA; singer ("Giving You the Best That I Got").
- 1958 - Birth of B James Lowry; rocker (Boys Band).
- 1958 - Birth of Norman Lamont Hassan; British reggae musician (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").
- 1962 - Birth of Tom Keifer; rock guitarist, vocalist (Cinderella - "Heartbreak Station").
- 1963 - Birth of Andrew Ridgeley in England; rock guitarist (Wham - "Wake Me Up").
- 1963 - Birth of Jazzie B [Beresford Romeo]; English rapper (Soul II Soul - "Feel Free").
- 1974 - Birth of Chris Hesse; drummer (Hoobastank).
- 1983 - Birth of Michael Martin; country guitarist (Marshall Dyllon).
- 1986 - Birth of Matt Heafy; American lead vocalist (Trivium).
Deaths on January 26
- 1947 - Grace Moore, American soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at age 45.
- 1998 - Death of S.P. Leary at the age of 67 of complications from cancer; blues drummer (with T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, Magic Sam, Lowell Fulson, Otis Spann, James Cotton).
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