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What happened in history on this day: March 26?
On March 26 in ...
- 1824 - First performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis".
- 1938 - NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's third Symphony.
- 1980 - Bombay, India, gets its first rock concert in ten years (The Police).
Births on March 26
- 1884 - Birth of Wilhelm Backhaus in Leipzig, Germany; pianist (Rubinstein 1905).
- 1908 - Birth of Hank Sylvern in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen).
- 1916 - Birth of Vic Schoen in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show).
- 1917 - Birth of Rufus Thomas in Cayce, Mississippi, USA; singer ("Walking the Dog").
- 1925 - Birth of Pierre Boulez in Montbrison, France; composer/conductor (Visage Nuptial).
- 1928 - Birth of Carole Carr; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men).
- 1936 - Birth of Fred Paris; rocker (Five Satins).
- 1940 - Birth of Rod Lauren; rocker ("If I Had a Girl").
- 1944 - Birth of Diana Ross [Earle] in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer (The Supremes, Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany).
- 1948 - Birth of Kyung-Wha Chung in Seoul, Korea; violinist (Chung Sisters).
- 1948 - Birth of Richard Tandy; rock bassist (Electric Light Orchestra).
- 1948 - Birth of Steven Tyler in New York City, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Aerosmith - "Janie's Got a Gun", "Dream On", "Walk This Way").
- 1949 - Birth of Fran Sheehan in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rock bassist (Boston - "More than a Feeling").
- 1950 - Birth of Ronnie McDowell in Fountain Head, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("King is Gone").
- 1950 - Birth of Teddy Pendergrass in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Turn Off the Lights").
- 1953 - Birth of Michael Bonagura in Newark, New Jersey, USA; country singer (Baille and Boys - "Oh Heart").
- 1955 - Birth of Dean Dillon in Lake City, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Chair).
- 1956 - Birth of Charly McClain in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Radio Heart).
- 1962 - Birth of Richard Coles; rocker (Communards - "Don't Leave Me This Way").
- 1974 - Birth of Hakeem Abdul-samad; rocker (Boys).
Deaths on March 26
- 1827 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer ("Appassionata"), dies in Wien (Vienna) at age 56.
- 1968 - Death of Little Willie John AKA William Edward John at age 30 in Washington State Prison, USA; singer ("Sleep", "Talk to Me Talk to Me", "Fever").
- 1980 - Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at age 32.
- 2005 - Death of Paul Hester by suicide in Australia; drummer (Crowded House - "Skin Feeling").
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