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What happened in history on this day: July 12?
On July 12 in ...
- 1959 - Disc Jockey Alan Freed starts a Rock and Roll program on ABC-TV, scheduled for 13 weeks.
- 1962 - Rock music group Rolling Stones' first performance (Marquee Club, London).
Births on July 12
- 1895 - Birth of Oscar Hammerstein II in New York City, New York, USA; lyricist/songwriter (with Richard Rodgers, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, The Sound of Music).
- 1934 - Birth of Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Junior in Louisiana, USA; pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958).
- 1942 - Birth of Richard Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; clarinetist (Tashi).
- 1943 - Birth of Christie McVie; rocker (Fleetwood Mac - "Got A Hold on Me").
- 1948 - Birth of Walter Egan; rocker (Not Shy, Fundamental Roll).
- 1950 - Birth of Eric Carr; drummer (Kiss - "Beth").
- 1962 - Birth of Dan Murphy; rock guitarist (Soul Asylum).
- 1965 - Birth of Robin Wilson; singer (Gin Blossoms).
Deaths on July 12
- 1979 - Death of Minnie Riperton of cancer at age 31; pop singer ("Lovin' You").
- 1983 - Death of Chris Wood at age 39 of liver failure in London, England; saxophone and flute player (Traffic - "John Barleycorn Must Die" album (1970)).
- 1996 - Death of Jonathan Melvoin at age 34 of an overdose of drugs and alcohol in a New York hotel; backup musician with the Smashing Pumpkins.
- 1998 - Death of Jimmie Driftwood at age 91 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; folk singer and songwriter ("The Battle of New Orleans").
- 2003 - Death of Benny Carter at age 95 in Los Angeles, California, USA; alto saxophone player, composer, instrumentalist, orchestra leader, arranger, performed with or wrote music for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.
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