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What happened in history on this day: March 5?
On March 5 in ...
- 1807 - First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B.
- 1899 - First performance of Edward MacDowell's second Concerto in D.
- 1907 - First radio broadcast of a musical composition is aired.
- 1919 - Louis Hirsch and Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1942 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia.
- 1944 - First performance of Walter Piston's second Symphony.
- 1965 - First performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony.
- 2002 - MTV begins airing The Osbournes reality television show followed the daily activities of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
Births on March 5
- 1853 - Birth of Arthur W Foote in Salem, Massachusetts, USA; organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E).
- 1903 - Birth of Lowell Peters in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA; vocalist (Southernaires).
- 1930 - Birth of Lorin Maazel in Neuilly, France; conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941).
- 1931 - Birth of Barry Tuckwell in Melbourne, Australia; horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68).
- 1938 - Birth of Paul Evans; singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road).
- 1947 - Birth of Eddie Hodges in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; actor/singer (High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).
- 1948 - Birth of Jacques Kloes; singer (Dizzy Man's Band).
- 1950 - Birth of Eugene Fodor in Turkey Creek, Colorado, USA; violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award).
- 1952 - Birth of Alan Clark; keyboardist (Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing").
- 1957 - Birth of Mark E Smith; English rock vocalist (Fall - "Fall in a Hole").
- 1958 - Birth of Andy Gibb in Manchester, England; singer/TV host (Solid Gold).
- 1961 - Birth of Dan Stuart; US singer/songwriter ("Green on Red").
Deaths on March 5
- 1947 - Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at age 63.
- 1963 - Hawkshaw Hawkins, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at age 41.
- 1963 - Patsy Cline, country singer ("Crazy", "I Fall To Pieces"), dies in a plane crash at age 30.
- 1984 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at age 68 (born 1915).
- 1984 - Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at age 85.
- 1995 - Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at age 51 (born 1943).
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