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What happened in history on this day: August 9?
On August 9 in ...
Births on August 9
- 1902 - Birth of Zino Francescatti in Marseilles, France; violinist (New York Philharmonic - 1939).
- 1913 - Birth of Harry Mills; singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll").
- 1958 - Birth of Greg Chaisson; heavy metal rocker (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark").
- 1959 - Birth of Kurtis Blow in New York City, New York, USA; rapper (Krushgroove - "The Breaks").
- 1963 - Birth of Whitney Houston in Newark, New Jersey, USA; singer ("One Moment in Time").
- 1965 - Birth of Kyle Kyle in Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA; rock bassist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals).
Deaths on August 9
- 1995 - Death of Jerry Garcia at age 53 of diabetes complications; musician/songwriter (Grateful Dead, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Warlocks).
- 2002 - Death of Peter Matz of lung cancer at age 73; orchestra leader, musical director (Carol Burnett Show TV show, Hullabaloo).
- 2004 - Death of Tony Mottola at age 86 after a stroke and double pneumonia; guitarist (studio musician, CBS studio orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, arranger for Perry Como's TV variety show).
- 2022 - Death of Lamont Dozier at age 81; songwriter, producer ("Baby Love" song).
- 2023 - Death of Robbie Robertson at age 80 in Los Angeles, California; guitarist, lyricist (The Band group, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" song, "Up on Cripple Creek" song).
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