Music Events:

• 1940 - Gene Krup records Blue Rhythm Fantasy


• 1975 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case.

Musician Birthdays:

• 1732 - František Brixi - Composer


• 1837 - Mily Balakirev - Composer


• 1905 - Michael Tippett - Composer


• 1913 - Gardner Read - Composer


• 1936 - Roger Miller - Country Musician


• 1944 - Peter Eötvös - Composer

Musician Deaths:

• 1543 - Francesco Da Milano
- Composer

• 1726 - Domenico Zipoli
- Composer

• 1915 - Karl Goldmark
- Composer

• 1936 - Harry B. Smith
- Songwriter

• 1963 - Dick Powell
- Actor

• 1974 - Tex Ritter
- Musician

• 1977 - Erroll Garner
- Composer

• 1986 - Herb Magidson
- Songwriter

• 1990 - Vladimir Ussachevsky
- Composer

• 1999 - Rolf Liebermann
- Composer