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What happened in history on this day: February 7?
On February 7 in ...
- 1931 - US opera, "Peter Ibbetson", by Deems Taylor premieres at Metropolitan Opera New York City.
- 1964 - First visit to the United States by the Beatles.
- 1964 - Roger Sessions' 5th Symphony premieres.
- 1979 - Pink Floyd premiere their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles, California.
- 1984 - Michael Jackson awarded a 4-foot-high platinum disc by CBS.
Births on February 7
- 1864 - Birth of Arthur Collins; singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet).
- 1883 - Birth of Eubie Blake; ragtime composer/pianist ("I'm Just Wild About Harry", "Memories of You").
- 1920 - Birth of Oscar Brand in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; folk singer ("Draw Me a Laugh", "Get Up Stand Up").
- 1925 - Birth of Marius Constant in Rumania; Dutch composer/conductor (Paradise Lost).
- 1934 - Birth of King Curtis [Curtis Ousley] in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; saxophonist (Memphis Soul Stew).
- 1946 - Birth of Lawrence Ascott; rocker (Isotope).
- 1946 - Birth of Sammy Johns; rocker (Politics, Religion and Her).
- 1948 - Birth of Jimmy Greenspoon in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock organist (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World").
- 1949 - Birth of Alan Lancaster; bassist (Status Quo - "Down Down", "On the Level").
- 1958 - Birth of Manuel Mijares in Mexico; Spanish vocalist (Maria Bonita).
- 1959 - Birth of Brian Travers; rock saxophonist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").
- 1962 - Birth of David Bryan; rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name").
- 1962 - Birth of Garth Brooks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("No Fences", "Ropin' the Wind").
- 1975 - Birth of Wes Borland; guitarist (Limp Bizkit).
Deaths on February 7
- 1725 - Death of Johann Philipp Krieger at age 75 in Weissenfels; composer, court organist at Bayreuth (1670), music director at Halle and Weissenfels (1680+).
- 1948 - "Red" McKenzie blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies.
- 1968 - Death of Stuart Foster at age 49; singer (with Tommy Dorsey, Ina Ray Hutton, Galen Drake Show TV show).
- 1999 - Death of Bobby Troup at age 80 of a heart attack; jazz musician, actor (Emergency TV show).
- 2007 - Death of Barbara McNair at age 72 from throat cancer; singer-actress (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, Ed Sullivan Show, General Hospital).
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