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What happened in history on this day: April 7?
On April 7 in ...
- 1724 - Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig.
- 1805 - Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself).
- 1990 - Farm Aid IV concert.
- 1997 - Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis win a Pulitzer Prize for music for "Blood on the Fields".
Births on April 7
- 1899 - Birth of Robert Marcel Casadesus; French pianist/composer (Prix Diémer).
- 1908 - Birth of Percy Faith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; orchestra conductor, arranger and composer ("Summer Place", "Theme From a Summer Place" 1960 Grammy award).
- 1915 - Birth of Billie Holliday AKA Ellinore Harris in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; jazz singer ("Strange Fruit", "God Bless the Child", "Yesterdays", "Ain't Nobody's Business").
- 1918 - Birth of Peanuts Hucko in Syracuse, New York, USA; bigband clarinetist (Charlie Spivak, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Ray McKinley, Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lawrence Welk Orchestra).
- 1919 - Birth of Ralph Flanagan in Lorain, Ohio, USA; bandleader/pianist/arranger (Sammy Kaye, Blue Barron, Charlie Barnet, Gene Krupa, Tony Pastor, Boyd Raeburn, Alvino Rey), "Nevertheless", "Rag Mop", "Harbor Lights", "Slow Poke", "Hot Toddy").
- 1924 - Birth of Nick Perito in Denver, Colorado, USA; orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show).
- 1932 - Birth of Louis "Mr Bo" Collins in Indianola, Mississippi, USA; blues singer ("If Trouble Was Money").
- 1935 - Birth of Bobby Bare in Irontown, Ohio, USA; country singer (Detroit City).
- 1937 - Birth of [Big] Charlie Thomas in New York City, New York, USA; jazz/rock singer (The Drifters).
- 1938 - Birth of Freddie Hubbard in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey).
- 1940 - Birth of Patricia Paay; Dutch singer ("You are not hip").
- 1943 - Birth of Mick Abrahams in Luton, Bedfordshire, England; rock guitarist (Jethro Tull - "This Was").
- 1943 - Birth of Roberta Shore [Schourup] in Monterey Park, California, USA; actress/singer (Virginian).
- 1943 - Birth of Spencer Dryden in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Jefferson Airplane - "Go Ask Alice").
- 1946 - Birth of Bill Kreutzmann in Palo Alto, California, USA; drummer (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots).
- 1947 - Birth of Patricia Bennett; American singer (The Chiffons - "He's So Fine").
- 1949 - Birth of John Oates in New York City, New York, USA; guitarist/vocalist (Hall and Oates - "Rich Girl").
- 1951 - Birth of Janis Ian [Janis Eddy Fink] in New York City, New York, USA; folk singer (Society's Child, At 17).
- 1951 - Birth of John Dittrich in Union, New Jersey, USA; country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels").
- 1952 - Birth of Bruce Gary in Burbank, California, USA; rock drummer (The Knack - "My Sharona").
- 1958 - Birth of Tony Ayre; rocker (Adventures - "Sea of Love").
- 1960 - Birth of Simon Climie; rock vocalist/keyboardist (Climie Fisher - "Love Changes").
- 1964 - Birth of Mark Kibble; singer (Take 6).
- 1965 - Birth of Dave "Yorkie" Palmer; rock musician (Space).
- 1975 - Birth of Victoria Adams in Hertfordshire, UK; vocalist (Posh Spice - Spice Girls).
- 1978 - Birth of Duncan James; English singer (Blue).
- 1986 - Birth of Choi Siwon; Korean singer (Super Junior).
Deaths on April 7
- 1987 - Death of Maxine Sullivan at age 75 in New York; jazz singer ("Loch Lomond" (1937)), actress (Going Places).
- 1994 - Death of Lee Brilleaux at age 41; British rhythm and blues singer/guitarist (Stupidity).
- 1994 - Death of Ken Carson at age 79 of Lou Gehrig's disease; singer (The Sons of the Pioneers, Garry Moore TV Show).
- 2005 - Death of Jose Melis of respiratory failure at age 85; bandleader (The Tonight Show).
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