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AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN EVENT   Event Date: 12 April Summary: ( NO 1.UK.)SINGLE THE 5th DEMENSION BARBARA MANDRELL - INJURED EVENT   Event Date: Wednesday 11 July 1984 Description: Barbara Mandrell is seriously injured in a car accident. Summary: Barbara Mandrell is seriously injured in a car accident. She suffers multiple injuries and takes an 18-month sabbatical from performing to recover. BILLY IDOL BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 30 November 1955 Description: Vocalist, UK BUDDY KNOX BORN IN TEXAS USA EVENT   Event Date: Friday 14 April 1933 Summary: "PARTY DOLL" CHARTED NO 2.USA IN 1957 BURL IVES BORN   Event Date: Monday 14 June 1909 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Composer BURL IVES DIED   Event Date: Friday 14 April 1995 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Composer CHARLES IVES BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 20 October 1874 Description: Composer, USA CHARLES IVES DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1954 Description: Composer, USA CHRIS ISAAK BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 26 June 1956 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, USA CONCERT WAS IN 1971 EVENT   Event Date: 27 June Summary: WITH "THE ALLMAN BROTHERS ". DEE IRWIN BORN   Event Date: Saturday 8 July 1939 Description: Vocalist, USA DEE IRWIN DIED   Event Date: Sunday 27 August 1995 Description: Vocalist, USA DOUG INGLE BORN   Event Date: Sunday 9 September 1945 Description: Keyboards, US DOYLE BRAMHALL II BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1968 Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA DUANE EDDY BORN IN CORNIG NEW YORK EVENT   Event Date: Tuesday 26 April 1938 Summary: "REBEL ROUSER" WAS ONE OF HIS MAJOR HITS ELLA FITZGERALD BORN IN VIRGINIA EVENT   Event Date: Wednesday 25 April 1917 Summary: "THE FIRST LADY OF SONG" DIED JUNE 15, 1996 ONE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ SINGERS ELVIS PRESLEY IS BACK EVENT   Event Date: Sunday 3 April 1960 Description: The first album by Presley after his military discharge from the army Summary: Elvis Is Back! is the fifth studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2231, in April 1960. Recording sessions took place on March 20 and April 3, 1960, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It was Presley's first album to be released in true stereo. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS BORN   Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1975 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Spain EUGENE ISTOMIN BORN   Event Date: Thursday 26 November 1925 Description: Pianist, USA EUGENE ISTOMIN DIED   Event Date: Friday 10 October 2003 Description: Pianist, USA FATS DOMINOLEAVES IMPERIAL EVENT   Event Date: 6 April Summary: RECORDS TO SIGN WITH "ABC PARAMOUNT RECORDS" 1963 FIRST ROCK CLUB IN LONDON EVENT   Event Date: 24 August Summary: OPENED IN 1956 FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW1936 UK EVENT   Event Date: 29 April Summary: WITH ACTRESS,PEGGY O'NEAL IN LONDON FRANK IFIELD BORN   Event Date: Saturday 30 October 1937 Description: Vocalist, Australia GEORGE HAMILTON IV BORN   Event Date: Monday 19 July 1937 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA GREGORY ISAACS BORN   Event Date: Sunday 15 July 1951 Description: Vocalist, UK GREGORY ISAACS DIED   Event Date: Monday 25 October 2010 Description: Vocalist, UK HMV INTRODUCTION OF FIRST AUTOCHANGE RECORD PLAYER EVENT   Event Date: Sunday 1 April 1928 Summary: AUTOCHANGE RECORD PLAYER. IN 1928. HMV stands for His Master's Voice, the title of a painting by Francis Barraud of the dog Nipper listening to a cylinder phonograph, which was bought by the Gramophone Company in 1899. IAIN MACMILLER BORN   Event Date: Thursday 20 October 1938 Description: Photographer, Scottish IAIN MACMILLER DIED   Event Date: Monday 8 May 2006 Description: Photographer, Scottish IAN "MOLLY" MELDRUM BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 29 January 1946 Description: Media, Personality, Journalsit, Australia IAN ANDERSON BORN   Event Date: Sunday 10 August 1947 Description: Flautist, Guitarist, Composer, Scotland IAN BARGH BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 8 January 2019 Description: Pianist, UK IAN BARGH DIED   Event Date: Monday 2 January 2012 Description: Pianist, UK IAN BURDEN BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1957 Description: Vocalist, UK IAN CARR BORN   Event Date: Friday 21 April 1933 Description: Trumpet, Composer of music, Scottish IAN CARR DIED   Event Date: Monday 23 February 2009 Description: Trumpet, Composer of music, Scottish IAN CHRISTIE BORN   Event Date: Thursday 2 June 1927 Description: Clarinetist, UK IAN CHRISTIE DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 19 January 2010 Description: Clarinetist, UK IAN CURTIS BORN   Event Date: Sunday 15 July 1956 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Composer IAN CURTIS DIED   Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Composer IAN DURY EVENT   Event Date: 1 December Summary: HIS BEST CHARTING SUCCESS CAME WITH, "HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK". 1978. IAN DURY BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 12 May 1942 Description: Vocalist IAN DURY DIED   Event Date: Monday 27 March 2000 Description: Vocalist IAN GILLAN DIED   Event Date: Friday 29 June 1973 Description: The lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. Summary: Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English rock music vocalist PERFORMED AS LEAD SINGER OF "DEEP PURPLE ".IN JAPAN. 1973. IAN GILLAN BORN   Event Date: Sunday 19 August 1945 Description: Vocalist, UK IAN GILROY BORN   Event Date: Friday 29 August 1958 Description: Drummer, NZ IAN HUNTER BORN   Event Date: Saturday 3 June 1939 Description: Vocalist, Keyboards, Bass, UK IAN MCDONALD BORN   Event Date: Sunday 3 October 1948 Description: British music critic and author, UK IAN MCDONALD DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 20 August 2003 Description: British music critic and author, UK IAN MCKELLEN BORN   Event Date: Thursday 25 May 1939 Description: Actor, UK IAN MCLAGAN BORN   Event Date: Saturday 12 May 1945 Description: Keyboardist, UK IAN MOSS BORN   Event Date: Sunday 20 March 1955 Description: Guitarist, Composer, Vocalist, Australia IAN PAICE BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 29 June 1948 Description: Drummer, UK IAN RILEN BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 12 August 1947 Description: Bassist, Australia IAN RILEN DIED   Event Date: Monday 30 October 2006 Description: Bassist, Australia IAN SAMWELL BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 19 January 1937 Description: Composer, Producer, UK IAN SAMWELL DIED   Event Date: Thursday 13 March 2003 Description: Composer, Producer, UK IAN TURPIE BORN   Event Date: Saturday 6 November 1943 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Television Host, Australia IAN TURPIE DIED   Event Date: Sunday 11 March 2012 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Television Host, Australia IAN WALLACE BORN   Event Date: Sunday 22 September 1946 Description: Drummer, UK IAN WALLACE DIED   Event Date: Thursday 22 February 2007 Description: Drummer, UK IAN WHITCOMB BORN   Event Date: Thursday 10 July 1941 Description: Singer, songwriter, author, record producer, and actor. IDA LUPINO BORN   Event Date: Monday 4 February 1918 Description: Actress, UK IDA LUPINO DIED   Event Date: Thursday 3 August 1995 Description: Actress, UK IGGY POP BORN   Event Date: Monday 21 April 1947 Description: Vocalist, USA IGOR STRAVINSKI BORN   Event Date: Thursday 17 June 1948 Description: Composer, Russia IGOR STRAVINSKI DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 6 April 1971 Description: Composer, Russia IKE AND TINA TURNER EVENT   Event Date: 18 June Summary: " RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH "UK CHARTS. 1966. IKE TURNER BORN   Event Date: Thursday 5 November 1931 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA IKE TURNER DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 12 December 2007 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA ILLINOIS JACQUET BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 31 October 1922 Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA ILLINOIS JACQUET DIED   Event Date: Thursday 22 July 2004 Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA IMOGENE COCA DIED   Event Date: Saturday 2 June 2001 Description: Actress IN 1972 MOST PERFORMERS PREFERRED EVENT   Event Date: 30 September Summary: TO USE STUDIOS OF THEIR OWN CHOICE FORCING “COLUMBIA STUDIOS TO CLOSE DOWN FOUR STUDIOS. INES PAULKE BORN   Event Date: Friday 20 September 2019 Description: Vocalist, Germany INES PAULKE DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 17 February 2010 Description: Vocalist, Germany INEZ ANDREWS BORN   Event Date: Sunday 14 April 1929 Description: Vocalist, USA INEZ ANDREWS DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 19 September 2012 Description: Vocalist, USA INGRID BERGMAN BORN   Event Date: Sunday 29 August 1915 Description: Actress INGRID BERGMAN DIED   Event Date: Sunday 29 August 1982 Description: Actress INTERNATIONAL TIMES EVENT   Event Date: 14 October Summary: LAUNCHED IN LONDON IN 1966 IRA GERSHWIN BORN   Event Date: Sunday 6 December 1896 Description: Pianist, Composer, USA IRA GERSHWIN DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 17 August 1983 Description: Pianist, Composer, USA IRA LOUVIN BORN   Event Date: Monday 21 April 1924 Description: Singer, Songwriter IRA LOUVIN DIED   Event Date: Sunday 20 June 1965 Description: Singer, Songwriter IRENE CARA BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 18 March 1959 Description: Actress, Singer, USA IRENE DUNNE BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 20 December 1898 Description: Actress, Singer, USA IRENE DUNNE DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 4 September 1990 Description: Actress, Singer, USA IRENE PETRIE BORN   Event Date: Friday 7 January 1944 Description: Vocalist, Australia IRIS DEMENT BORN   Event Date: Thursday 5 January 1961 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA IRMA THOMAS BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 18 February 1941 Description: Vocalist, USA IRON BUTTERFLY EVENT   Event Date: 20 July Summary: THEIR ALBUM, "IN A GADDA DA VIDA" CHARTS IN 1968. USA IRVIN DRAKE BORN   Event Date: Thursday 3 April 1919 Description: Composer of music, lyricist, USA IRVIN LEVINE DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 22 January 1997 Description: Songwriter, USA IRVING AZOFF BORN   Event Date: Saturday 13 December 1947 Description: An agent, personal manager, concert promoter, movie producer, independent record label owner IRVING BERLIN BORN   Event Date: Friday 11 May 1888 Description: Composer, Pianist, USA IRVING BERLIN DIED   Event Date: Friday 22 September 1989 Description: Composer, Pianist, USA IRVING KAHAL DIED   Event Date: Saturday 7 February 1942 Description: Composer, USA IRVING MILLS BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 16 January 1894 Description: Vocalist, Music Publisher, Film Producer, USA IRVING MILLS DIED   Event Date: Sunday 21 April 1985 Description: Vocalist, Music Publisher, Film Producer, USA IRVING THALBERG BORN   Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1899 Description: Film producer, USA IRVING THALBERG DIED   Event Date: Monday 14 September 1936 Description: Film producer, USA ISAAC HANSON BORN   Event Date: Monday 17 November 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist. USA ISAAC HAYES BORN   Event Date: Thursday 20 August 1942 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor, Producer, ISAAC HAYES DIED   Event Date: Sunday 10 August 2008 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor, Producer, ISAAC STERN BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 21 July 1920 Description: Violinist, USA ISAAC STERN DIED   Event Date: Saturday 22 September 2001 Description: Violinist, USA ISABEL LUCAS BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 29 January 1985 Description: Actress, Australia ISADORA DUNCAN BORN   Event Date: Sunday 27 May 1877 Description: Dancer, USA ISADORA DUNCAN DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 14 September 1927 Description: Dancer, USA ISHAM JONES BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 31 January 1894 Description: Saxophonist, Violinist,Arranger, Composer, USA ISHAM JONES DIED   Event Date: Friday 19 October 1956 Description: Saxophonist, Violinist,Arranger, Composer, USA ISLA FISHER BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 3 February 1976 Description: Actress, Australia ISLE OF WIGHT POP FESTIVAL EVENT   Event Date: 26 August Summary: BEGINS IN 1970 ISSI DYE BORN   Event Date: Saturday 12 June 1948 Description: Vocalist, Australia ITA BUTROSE BORN   Event Date: Saturday 17 January 1942 Description: Magazine editor, fashion journalist IVA DAVIES BORN   Event Date: Saturday 22 May 1954 Description: Vocalist, Composer IVO ROBIC BORN   Event Date: Monday 29 January 1923 Description: Vocalist , Composer, Croatia IVO ROBIC DIED   Event Date: Wednesday 9 February 2000 Description: Vocalist , Composer, Croatia IVORY JOE HUNTER - (COMPOSER) BORN   Event Date: Saturday 10 October 1914 Description: Vocalist,Pianist, USA IVORY JOE HUNTER - (COMPOSER) DIED   Event Date: Friday 8 November 1974 Description: Vocalist,Pianist, USA IVY BENSON BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 11 November 1913 Description: Band Leader, UK IVY BENSON DIED   Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1993 Description: Band Leader, UK IZORA RHODES ARMSTEAD BORN   Event Date: Monday 6 July 1942 Description: Vocalist, USA IZORA RHODES ARMSTEAD DIED   Event Date: Thursday 16 September 2004 Description: Vocalist, USA IZZY STRADLIN BORN   Event Date: Sunday 8 April 1962 Description: Guitarist, USA JAMES INGRAM BORN   Event Date: Thursday 16 February 1956 Description: Vocalist, Producer, Composer, Pianist, USA JANIS IAN BORN   Event Date: Monday 7 May 1951 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA JAPANS PROPOSED INVASION OF AUSTRALIA - 1942 EVENT   Event Date: Thursday 19 February 1942 Description: Japan Summary: Japanese invasion of Australia during World War II. In early 1942 elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed an invasion of Australia. In December 1941 the Navy proposed including an invasion of Northern Australia. The large air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942 and the Attack on Broome on 3 March. JEFF IRWIN BORN   Event Date: Monday 12 September 1977 Description: Guitarist, Composer, Producer, USA JEREMY IRONS BORN   Event Date: Sunday 19 September 1948 Description: Actor, UK JILL IRELAND BORN   Event Date: Friday 24 April 1936 Description: Actress, UK JILL IRELAND DIED   Event Date: Saturday 19 May 1990 Description: Actress, UK JIMMY IBBOTSON BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 21 January 1947 Description: Keyboardist, USA JOHANN STRAUSS II BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 25 October 1825 Description: Composer, Austria JOHANN STRAUSS II DIED   Event Date: Saturday 3 June 1899 Description: Composer, Austria JULIO IGLESIAS BORN   Event Date: Thursday 23 September 1943 Description: Vocalist, Spain LAURA IMBRUGLIA BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 15 June 1983 Description: Vocalist , Composer, Australia LINN PHILLIPS III BORN   Event Date: Friday 1 August 1947 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist LINN PHILLIPS III DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 23 March 1993 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III BORN   Event Date: Thursday 5 September 1946 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA LUTHER INGRAM BORN   Event Date: Thursday 30 November 1944 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA LUTHER INGRAM DIED   Event Date: Monday 19 March 2007 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA MAKING NO 1 IN THE USA IN 1972 EVENT   Event Date: Saturday 4 November 1972 Summary: “I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW_ JOHNNY NASH MARVIN ISLEY BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 18 August 1953 Description: Bassist, US MARVIN ISLEY DIED   Event Date: Sunday 6 June 2010 Description: Bassist, US MASS SUICIDE IN JONESTOWN, GUYANA EVENT   Event Date: Saturday 18 November 1978 Description: The incident in Guyana ranks among the largest mass murders/mass suicides in history Summary: Event. James Warren "Jim" Jones the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of more than 900 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana. MEL CARTER BORN IN CINCINNATI USA EVENT   Event Date: Thursday 22 April 1943 Summary: "HOLD ME,THRILL ME,KISS ME". POPULAR COUNTRY PERFORMER MIKE INEZ BORN   Event Date: Saturday 14 May 1966 Description: Guitarist , USA MISSISSIPPI GOES NO 1 IN UK CHARTS EVENT   Event Date: 16 October Summary: RECORDED BY “PUSSYCATS”. 1976 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA BORN   Event Date: Tuesday 4 February 1975 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actress, Australia. NEIL SEDAKA II BORN   Event Date: Monday 13 March 1939 Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Composer, USA NO 1 SINGLE IN AUSTRALIA 1992 EVENT   Event Date: 3 March Summary: LOVE YOU RIGHT - EUPHORIA NO I SINGLE - AUSTRALIA 1992 EVENT   Event Date: Sunday 8 March 1992 Summary: SALTWATER - JULIAN LENNON NUMBER I UK SINGLE 1960 EVENT   Event Date: 6 March Summary: JOHNNY PRESTON "RUNNING BEAR" OF " THE SEX PISTOLS" SACKED IN 1977 EVENT   Event Date: 28 February Summary: REASON BEING HE SAID HE LIKED THE BEATLES BASSIST FOR THE GROUP OKELLY ISLEY BORN   Event Date: Friday 25 December 1931 Description: Vocalist, USA OKELLY ISLEY DIED   Event Date: Monday 31 March 1986 Description: Vocalist, USA OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II BORN   Event Date: Friday 12 July 1895 Description: Composer, USA OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 2 August 1960 Description: Composer, USA PETER IIYICH TCHAIKOVSKY BORN   Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1840 Description: Pianist, Composer, Russian PETER IIYICH TCHAIKOVSKY DIED   Event Date: Monday 6 November 1893 Description: Pianist, Composer, Russian PHIL KING - 1972SHOT DEAD DURING FIGHT IN EVENT   Event Date: 27 April Summary: NEW YORK.MEMBER OF "BLUE OYSTER CULT" QUEEN ELIZABETH II BORN EVENT   Event Date: Wednesday 21 April 1926 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE BY THE FOUR TOPS EVENT   Event Date: 15 October Summary: GOES TO NO 1 IN TH UK CHARTS. 1966 RICK INTVELD DIED   Event Date: Sunday 30 June 1985 Description: Musician RIPLEY INGRAM DIED   Event Date: Thursday 23 March 1995 Description: Vocalist, USA RONALD ISLEY BORN   Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1941 Description: Vocalist RUNAROUND SUE REACHES NO 1 IN THE UK 1961 EVENT   Event Date: 23 October Summary: RECORDED BY “DION” SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME IN 1960 EVENT   Event Date: 17 October Summary: GOES NO 1 IN ENGLAND BY THE “DRIFTERS” SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON - II BORN   Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1889 Description: Composer, Vocalist, USA SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON - II DIED   Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1965 Description: Composer, Vocalist, USA SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II EVENT   Event Date: 25 May Summary: HARMONICA PLAYER DIES 1965 STEVE IRWIN - KILLED EVENT   Event Date: Monday 4 September 2006 Description: Steve Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine Summary: On 4 September 2006, Steve Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine while snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef, at Batt Reef, which is located off the coast of Port Douglas in north Queensland. TELEVISION IN AUSTRALIA - 1956 EVENT   Event Date: Sunday 16 September 1956 Description: Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with stations 3DB and 3UZ Summary: Mainstream professional television was launched on 16 September 1956 in Sydney. The new medium was introduced by Bruce Gyngell with the words 'Good evening, and welcome to television. Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with stations 3DB and 3UZ using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donal McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934. The first television broadcast in Australia took place on 30 September 1929 at the Menzies Hotel in Melbourne, using the electro-mechanical Radiovision system.[ TERRY KNIGHT BORN IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, USA EVENT   Event Date: Friday 9 April 1943 Summary: "GRAND FUNK RAILROAD" TONY IOMMI BORN   Event Date: Thursday 19 February 1948 Description: Guitarist VANILLA ICE BORN   Event Date: Thursday 31 October 1968 Description: Vocalist, USA WHY DO FOOLS FALL INLOVE - 1956 EVENT   Event Date: Friday 29 June 1956 Description: FRANKIE LYMON AND THE TEENAGERS Summary: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart,in 1956. The song was ranked #307 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. WORLD WAR I EVENT   Event Date: 11 November Summary: ENDS ON THIS DAY 1918. WORLD WAR I EVENT   Event Date: Tuesday 28 July 1914 Description: World War I (WWI), which was called the World War or the Great War Summary: World War I. a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants were killed. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history. WORLD WAR II EVENT   Event Date: Sunday 7 May 1939 Description: World War II, or the Second World War. Summary: Often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945.The deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities.         Copyrights:   © Music Minder & Mark Reynolds IT Consulting   All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.