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What happened in history on this day: March 12?
On March 12 in ...
- 1969 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announces all but Record of the Year of the 11th Annual Grammy Awards at a private dinner.
- 1981 - Stephen Sondheim's musical Marry Me a Little premieres in New York City, New York.
- 2007 - Music group Van Halen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Births on March 12
- 1912 - Birth of Paul Weston AKA Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; Orchestra leader, music arranger (Rudy Vallee's Fleischmann Hour radio show, Tommy Dorsey, Dinah Shore, Bob Crosby, Johnny Mercer's Music Shop radio show, Chesterfield Supper Club, Duffy's Tavern), TV musical director (Danny Kaye, Jonathan Winters, Jim Nabors Hour).
- 1921 - Birth of Gordon MacRae in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; singer/actor (Railroad Hour radio show, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Desert Song), host (Colgate Comedy Hour TV show).
- 1927 - Birth of Mstislav Rostropovich in Baku, Russia; conductor/cellist (Cello Concerto).
- 1935 - Birth of Helga Pilarczyk; German soprano (Salome, Lulu).
- 1937 - Birth of Elizabeth Vaughan; opera soprano (Victor-Victoria).
- 1940 - Birth of Al Jarreau in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; jazz singer ("Moonlighting").
- 1942 - Birth of Paul Kantner in San Francisco, California, USA; rock singer/guitarist (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love").
- 1945 - Birth of Hans van Emden; Dutch guitarist (Les Baroques).
- 1946 - Birth of Liza Minnelli in Hollywood, California, USA; singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret, Arrested Development).
- 1948 - Birth of Dana Walden; rock keyboardist (Champaign).
- 1948 - Birth of James Taylor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; vocalist/guitarist ("Up on the Roof").
- 1948 - Birth of Les Holroyd in Oldham, England; rocker (Barclay James Harvest).
- 1949 - Birth of Bill Payne in Waco, Texas, USA; rock keyboardist (Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero).
- 1949 - Birth of Mike Gibbons in Swansea, Wales; rock drummer (Badfinger).
- 1953 - Birth of Labamba [Richard Rosenberg]; rocker (Asbury Jukes).
- 1956 - Birth of Steve Harris; heavy metal bassist (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast").
- 1957 - Birth of Marlon D Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer (Jackson 5 - "Maybe Tomorrow").
- 1957 - Birth of Steve Harris in London, England; hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast", "Gypsy's Kiss").
- 1969 - Birth of Graham Coxon; singer (Blur).
- 1979 - Birth of Pete Doherty; British singer and guitarist (The Libertines, Babyshambles).
- 1986 - Birth of Danny Jones; British musician (McFly).
Deaths on March 12
- 1955 - Death of Charlie Parker at age 34 of pneumonia and bleeding ulcer in New York City, New York, USA; jazz saxophonist, father of bebop-style jazz.
- 1993 - Death of June Valli at age 64 of cancer; singer ("Crying in the Chapel", Your Hit Parade TV show, Stop The Music, The Ed Sullivan Show).
- 2022 - Death of Traci Braxton at age 50 of esophageal cancer; singer (Braxton Family Values TV show).
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