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What happened in history on this day: September 5?
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Births on September 5
- 1735 - Birth of Johann Christian Bach composer, son of JS Bach (English Bach).
- 1892 - Birth of Joseph Szigeti in Budapest, Hungary; violinist (Violinist Notebook 1933).
- 1939 - Birth of John Stewart in San Diego, California, USA; rocker (Kingston Trio - "Fire in the Wind").
- 1942 - Birth of Eduardo Mata in Mexico City, Mexico; conductor (Improvisaciones).
- 1945 - Birth of Al Stewart in Glasgow, Scotland; rocker ("The Year of the Cat").
- 1946 - Birth of Freddie Mercury; rock vocalist (Queen - "We are the Champions") (dies 1991).
- 1969 - Birth of Dweezil Zappa; rocker/son of Frank Zappa/MTV VJ.
Deaths on September 5
- 1969 - Death of Mitchell Ayres at age 58 when struck by an automobile in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; musical director for Columbia records, orchestra director for Perry Como's TV career, and on The Hollywood Palace.
- 1969 - Death of Josh White at age 54; blues singer ("The Singing Christian").
- 2003 - Death of Marie LaFeche AKA Gisele MacKenzie at age 76; singer and program host (CBC radio show, Your Hit Parade TV show, Jack Benny Show TV show, "Hard to Get" song).
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