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What happened in history on this day: March 23?
On March 23 in ...
- 1891 - First jazz concert is held at Carnegie Hall.
- 1963 - The Beatles' first album, "Please, Please Me," is released in Britain.
Births on March 23
- 1910 - Birth of Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson in Bremerhaven, Germany; singer/actress (Der Pott).
- 1917 - Birth of Johnny Guarnieri in New York City, New York, USA; jazz pianist, musical director (Morey Amsterdam Show TV show, Tonight! America After Dark TV show).
- 1926 - Birth of Martha Wright in Seattle, Washington, USA; singer ("Let's Dance", The Martha Wright Show, Bell Telephone Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show).
- 1933 - Birth of Norman Bailey; British bass-baritone (Flying Dutchman).
- 1942 - Birth of Jimmy Miller; American pop drummer (The Rolling Stones, Motörhead).
- 1949 - Birth of Ric Ocasek in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; rocker (Cars - "Double Life", "All Mixed Up", "Bye Bye Love", "You Might Think").
- 1953 - Birth of Chaka Khan AKA Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, Illinois, USA; rocker (Rufus - "I'm Every Woman").
- 1965 - Birth of Kevin Griffin; country drummer (Yankee Grey).
- 1966 - Birth of Marti Pellow; rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet - "Wishing I Was").
- 1968 - Birth of Damon Albarn; singer-keyboardist (Blur).
- 1970 - Birth of John Humphrey; drummer (The Nixons).
- 1978 - Birth of Paul Martin; country singer (Marshall Dyllon).
Deaths on March 23
- 1919 - Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (Two Orphans), dies at age 45.
- 1995 - Death of Alan Barton in a bush crash; singer ("Smokie", "Black Lace").
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