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What happened in history on this day: April 6?
On April 6 in ...
- 1516 - A Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este.
- 1976 - First quadraphonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones".
- 1987 - 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Junior.
- 2022 - A judge in London's High Court rules singer Ed Sheeran did not copy the melody of the 2015 Sami Switch song "Oh Why" for his song "Shape of You".
Births on April 6
- 1927 - Birth of Gerry Mulligan; British saxophonist/orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day).
- 1929 - Birth of André Previn in Berlin, Germany; conductor (London Symphony), composer, pianist.
- 1929 - Birth of Arthur S Taylor Junior; American drummer/band leader (Taylor's Wailers).
- 1937 - Birth of Merle Haggard in Bakersfield, California, USA; country singer ("Death Valley Days").
- 1944 - Birth of John Stax; rocker (Pretty Things - "Don't Bring Me Down").
- 1944 - Birth of [Holly] Michelle [Gilliam] Phillips in Long Beach, California, USA; singer (Mama and Papas), actress (Knots Landing).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Marley; reggae musician/singer (Bob Marley and the Whalers - "No Woman").
- 1947 - Birth of Tony Connor in Romford, Essex, England; drummer (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing").
- 1951 - Birth of Ralph Cooper in Australia; drummer (Air Supply - "All Out of Love").
- 1952 - Birth of Udo Dirkshneider; heavy metal rocker (Accept - "Balls to the Wall", Udo).
- 1962 - Birth of Stan Cullimore; bassist (Housemartins - "Happy Hour, Over There").
- 1964 - Birth of Johnny Dee; heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox - "Boys in Heat", "King Kobra").
- 1965 - Birth of Frank Black; singer, guitarist (The Pixies).
- 1973 - Birth of Markku Lappalainen; bassist (Hoobastank).
- 1975 - Birth of Damon Phillip Pampolina; rapper/drummer (Party).
- 1978 - Birth of Myleene Klass; English singer (Hear'Say), pianist, media personality and model.
- 1984 - Birth of Max Bemis, American musician (Say Anything).
Deaths on April 6
- 1984 - Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter ("South of the Border"), dies.
- 1998 - Death of Wendy O. Williams at age 48 from self-inflicted gunshot wound near her home in Connecticut, USA; lead singer of the punk rock band the Plasmatics.
- 1998 - Death of Tammy Wynette AKA Virginia Wynette Pugh at age 55 from a blood clot in her lungs at her Nashville home; country singer ("D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Stand By Your Man").
- 2004 - Death of Niki Sullivan at age 66 of a heart attack, at his home in Independence, Missouri, USA; guitarist and singer (Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets).
- 2023 - Death of Paul Cattermole at age 46; British singer (S Club 7 group).
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