Births and Deaths
- Born 1884: Boris V. Assafiev, music critic, died 01-27-1949
- Died 1970: (Sir) John Barbirolli, conductor/cellist, born 12-02-1899 [husband of oboist Evelyn Rothwell]
- Born 1898: Jules Bledsoe, baritone, died 07-14-1943
- Born 1963: Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
- Died 1943: Maria Gay, contralto, born 06-13-1879
- Born 1946: David Geringas, cellist
- Born 1886: Apollo Granforte, baritone, died 06-11-1975 [possible birth: 07-20-1886; possible death: 06-10-1975]
- Born 1915: Charles L. Hill, trumpeter/teacher, died 06-12-1979
- Born 1883: Manuel Infante, composer, died 04-21-1958
- Born 1920: Herbert Kegel, conductor, died 11-20-1990 [suicide]
- Died 1906: Alexandre Luigini, composer, born 03-09-1850
- Born 1846: Sophie Menter, pianist/composer, died 02-23-1918 [Liszt pupil]
- Died 1970: Jonel Perlea, conductor, born 12-13-1900
- Born 1887: Sigmund Romberg, composer, died 11-09-1951
- Died 1970: Heinz Sauerbaum, tenor, born 12-16-1913
- Born 1935: Peter Schreier, tenor/conductor
- Died 1856: Robert Schumann, composer, born 06-08-1810 [husband of pianist/composer Clara Wieck]
- Died 1970: Oda Slobodskaya, soprano/mezzo-soprano, born 11-28-1888 [Corlyss M. Drinkard's favourite singer]
- Born 1646: Johann Theile, composer, died 06-24-1724
- Born 1925: Mikis Theodorakis, composer/conductor
- Died 1984: Fred Waring, pop music conductor, born 06-09-1900 ["Pennsylvanians"]
- Born 1899: Ludwig Weber, bass singer, died 12-09-1974
- Born 1942: Bernd Weikl, baritone
