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What happened in history on this day: April 21?
On April 21 in ...
- 1963 - The Beatles meet The Rolling Stones for first time.
- 1977 - Charles Strouse and Martin Charnins' musical Annie opens at Alvin Theater in New York City for 2377 performances. The musical is based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
- 1990 - The largest crowd ever to attend a concert, 184,000 people, jam a soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro for a Paul McCartney show.
Births on April 21
- 1907 - Birth of Beatrice Kay in New York City, New York, USA; singer/actress (Sister Sue - Calvin and the Colonel).
- 1911 - Birth of Leonard Warren in New York City, New York, USA; baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1939-60), died on stage.
- 1917 - Birth of Emanuel Vardi in Jerusalem; violist (San Diego Symphony 1978-82).
- 1919 - Birth of Don Cornell in New York City, New York, USA; singer (sold over 50 million records, "It Isn't Fair", "I'm Yours", "I'll Walk Alone", "Hold My Hand").
- 1920 - Birth of Bruno Maderna in Venice, Italy; conductor/composer (Hyperion).
- 1924 - Birth of Ira Louvin in Rainesville, Alabama; USA; gospel and bluegrass singer (The Louvin Brothers, "Satan Is Real", "Make Him a Soldier", "When I Stop Dreaming", "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby").
- 1939 - Birth of Ernie Maresca; singer/songwriter ("Runaround Sue", "Wanderer").
- 1942 - Birth of Bobby McClure; American gospel singer ("Don't Mess Up a Good Thing").
- 1947 - Birth of Alan Warner; rocker (Foundations).
- 1947 - Birth of Iggy Pop AKA James Newell Osterberg in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; new wave performer (Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Zombie Birdhouse).
- 1947 - Birth of John Weider; bassist (Family - "Family Entertainment").
- 1948 - Birth of Paul Davis in Meridian, Michigan, USA; country/rock vocalist ("I Go Crazy").
- 1949 - Birth of Patti LuPone in Northport, New York, USA; stage/screen actress/singer (Evita, Life Goes On, Oz).
- 1951 - Birth of Paul Carrack in Sheffield, England; rock vocalist (Mike and the Mechanics - "All I Need Is A Miracle", Squeeze/Ace - "How Long").
- 1959 - Birth of Robert Smith in Sussex, England; rock guitarist/vocalist (Cure - "Just Like Heaven").
- 1978 - Birth of Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish).
Deaths on April 21
- 1961 - Death of James Melton at age 56 of pneumonia; American operatic tenor (The Ziegfield Follies of the Air, The Intimate Review, Bell Telephone Hour, Harvest of Stars, The Texaco Star Theatre).
- 1978 - Death of Sandy Denny at age 37 of a brain hemorrhage after falling down stairs in London, England; British folk-rock singer (Strawbs, Fairport Convention, Fotheringay).
- 1991 - Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new year's concert), dies at age 81.
- 1998 - Death of Peter Lind Hayes at age 82; actor/singer and radio-TV host (Peter Loves Mary TV show).
- 1998 - Death of Helen Ward at age 82 in Arlington, Virginia, USA; singer ("These Foolish Things", "Goody Goody").
- 2000 - Death of Neal Matthews of a heart attack; singer (with Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, George Jones, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones, Merle Haggard).
- 2003 - Death of Nina Simone at age 70 from cancer; jazz and soul singer ("My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put A Spell On You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Sinnerman", "Ain't got no-I got life").
- 2008 - Death of Al Wilson at age 68 of kidney failure in Fontana, California, USA; soul singer and songwriter ("The Snake" (1968), "Show and Tell" (1974), Count the Days).
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