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What happened in history on this day: March 28?
On March 28 in ...
- 1859 - First performance of John Brahms' first Serenade for orchestra.
- 1930 - First performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston).
Births on March 28
- 1766 - Birth of Joseph Weigl Austria composer, conductor (Emmeline).
- 1871 - Birth of Willem Mengelberg in Utrecht, Netherlands; conductor (New York Philharmonic 1922-30).
- 1880 - Birth of Rosina Lhévinne in Kiev, Ukraine; pianist/professor (Juilliard Graduate School).
- 1890 - Birth of Paul Whiteman in Denver, Colorado, USA; orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club).
- 1903 - Birth of Rudolf Serkin in Eger, Bohemia; pianist (Marlboro School of Music).
- 1915 - Birth of Jay Livingston in McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA; songwriter ("Mona Lisa", "Que Sera, Sera", "Buttons and Bows", "Silver Bells", "Bonanza" TV show theme, "Mr. Ed" TV show theme).
- 1941 - Birth of Alf Clausen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; orchestra leader (Mary, The Simpsons, Alf).
- 1942 - Birth of Brian Jones [Lewis B Hopkin] in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; pop guitarist (The Rolling Stones).
- 1945 - Birth of Chuck Portz in Santa Monica, California, USA; bassist (Turtles - "Happy Together").
- 1948 - Birth of John Evans [Evan]; rock drummer (Jethro Tull, Blades - "A Song for Jeffrey").
- 1949 - Birth of Milan Williams; American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times a Lady").
- 1955 - Birth of Reba McEntire in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("Can't Even Get the Blues"), actress.
- 1962 - Birth of Ged Grimes [Danny Wilson]; rocker (Mary's Prayer).
- 1969 - Birth of Cheryl "Salt" James; rocker (Salt 'n' Pepa - "Shake Ya Thang").
- 1971 - Birth of Mr. Cheeks; rapper (Lost Boyz).
- 1976 - Birth of Dave Keuning; guitarist (The Killers).
- 1977 - Birth of Angelo Garcia in Brooklyn, New York; singer (Menudo-Cannonball).
Deaths on March 28
- 1958 - Death of William Christopher Handy at age 84 in New York, USA; conductor/composer ("St. Louis Blues" (1914)).
- 1963 - Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at age 52.
- 1974 - Dorothy Fields, US singer ("Way you Look Tonight"), dies at age 68.
- 1980 - Death of Dick Haymes at age 63 of lung cancer; vocalist ("Little White Lies", "Count Every Star", "It Can't Be Wrong", "You'll Never Know", "I'll Get By", "Mamselle"), actor (Real Life, Betrayal).
- 1984 - Death of Carmen Dragon at age 69; bandleader (Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra on NBC Radio's Standard Oil Hour, Maxwell House Coffee Time, The Railroad Hour).
- 1987 - Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at age 82 in Vermont, USA (born 1905). Her story was made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.
- 2001 - Death of Moe Koffman at age 72 from cancer; saxophonist and flute player ("Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (1958))..
- 2023 - Death of Ryuichi Sakamoto at age 71 of rectal cancer; Japanese musician (Yellow Magic Orchestra group, "async" album), composer (The Last Emperor film, Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence movie (1983), The Revenant movie (2015), Oscar award winner), actor (Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence movie (1983)).
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