• 1782 ~ Farinelli, Italian singer, died at the age of 77 • 1782 ~ Richard Wainwright, Composer, died at the age of 33 • 1789 ~ Jacques Duphly, Composer, died at the age of 74 • 1795 ~Marseillaisebecame the French national anthem ...
• 1930 ~ Paul Taylor, Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Emmy Award-winning choreographer, Kennedy Center Honors in 1992 “…for enhancing the lives of people around the world and enriching the culture of our nation.” • 1933 ~...
. 1968 ~ Singer and famed guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, received an honorary high school diploma from Garfield High School in Seattle, WA, where he had dropped out at the age of 14. . 1972 ~ Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together knocked American Pie out of the top spot on the music charts. ...
Chester Alan Arthur(1829 – 1886) Became the 21st president of the United States following the assassination of President James A. Garfield. He played the banjo. Franklin Roosevelt(1882-1945) The 32nd President of the United States and the fifth cousin to President Theodore Roosevelt, played the...
. 1968 ~ Singer and famed guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, received an honorary high school diploma from Garfield High School in Seattle, WA, where he had dropped out at the age of 14. . 1972 ~ Al Green’sLet’s Stay TogetherknockedAmerican Pieout of the top spot on the music charts. The re...