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What happened in history on this day: April 2?
On April 2 in ...
- 1800 - First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's first Symphony in C.
- 1944 - Dmitri Shostakovitch's 8th Symphony, premieres in New York.
- 1951 - Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall.
Births on April 2
- 1868 - Birth of Eduard Jacobs; singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret).
- 1912 - Birth of Herbert Mills in Piqua, Ohio, USA; singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Glow-Worm", "Cab Driver").
- 1917 - Birth of Lou Monte in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA; singer ("Peppino the Italian Mouse").
- 1928 - Birth of Serge Gainsbourg [Ginsburg]; Russian/French singer ("Ford Mustang").
- 1939 - Birth of Marvin P Gaye Junior in Washington, DC, USA; singer ("Sexual Healing", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1969)).
- 1941 - Birth of Leon Russell in Lawton, Kansas, USA; pianist/singer ("Carny").
- 1943 - Birth of Glen Dale [Richard Garforth]; rock vocalist (Fortunes Deal).
- 1943 - Birth of Larry Coryell in Galveston, Texas, USA; jazz guitarist (11th House).
- 1946 - Birth of Kurt Winter; rocker (The Guess Who - "American Woman").
- 1947 - Birth of Emmylou Harris in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; country singer (Together Again).
- 1948 - Birth of Kerry Minnear; rocker (Gentle Giant).
- 1952 - Birth of Leon Wilkerson; rocker (Lynard Skynard).
- 1953 - Birth of David Robinson; drummer (The Cars - "Drive").
- 1959 - Birth of Dean Townson in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA; singer (Pirates of the Mississippi - "Fred Jake").
- 1959 - Birth of Chris Steffler; drummer (Platinum Blonde).
- 1961 - Birth of Keren Jane Woodward in Bristol, England; rock vocalist (Bananarama - "Venus").
- 1961 - Birth of Buddy Jewell; country singer (Nashville Star).
- 1962 - Birth of Billy Dean in Quincy, Florida, USA; country singer (Billy the Kid).
- 1967 - Birth of Greg Camp; guitarist (Smash Mouth - "All Star", "I'm a Believer").
- 1969 - Birth of Tony Fredianelli; guitarist (Third Eye Blind).
- 1975 - Birth of Deedee Magno; rocker (Party - "Rodeo", "That's Why").
- 1979 - Birth of Jesse Carmichael; keyboardist (Maroon 5).
Deaths on April 2
- 1951 - Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall.
- 1987 - Death of Buddy Rich at age 69 of a heart attack after surgery for a brain tumor; jazz drummer (with Bunny Berrigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, solo in 1945, solo again 1966 - "Away We Go").
- 1992 - Death of Paula Kelly at age 72; singer (The Modernaires, Glenn Miller Orchestra - "Chatanooga Choo Choo", "Kalamazoo", "I Know Why", "Elmer's Tune"), actress.
- 2003 - Death of Edwin Starr at age 61 after a heart attack; soul singer ("War" (1970)).
- 2023 - Death of Seymour Stein at age 80 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; record producer (Sire label, Madonna, the Ramones, Talking Heads).
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