January 7

Events

 * 1927 - Using radio, commercial telephone service begins between New York and London.

Births

 * 1834 - Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and inventor of an early telephone(d. 1874)
 * 1860 - Emanuil Manolov, Bulgarian composer (d. 1902)
 * 1876 - William Hurlstone, English composer (d. 1906)
 * 1895 - Clara Haskil, Romanian pianist (d. 1960)
 * 1899 - Al Bowlly, British jazz singer (d. 1941)
 * 1899 - Francis Poulenc, French composer (d. 1963)
 * 1907 - Nicanor Zabaleta, Spanish harpist (d. 1993)
 * 1908 - Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)
 * 1912 - Günter Wand, German conductor, composer (d. 2002)
 * 1917 - Ulysses Kay, American composer (d. 1995)
 * 1922 - Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flutist (d. 2000)
 * 1922 - Eric Jupp, British-born Australian composer, arranger, conductor (d. 2003)
 * 1935 - Kenny Davern, American jazz clarinetist (d. 2006)
 * 1938 - Rory Storm, British singer (d. 1972)
 * 1941 - Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
 * 1943 - Sir Richard Armstrong, British conductor
 * 1948 - Kenny Loggins, American singer
 * 1949 - Marshall Chapman, American singer/songwriter
 * 1950 - Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
 * 1954 - José María Vitier, Cuban music composer and pianist.
 * 1959 - Kathy Valentine, American musician (The Go-Gos)
 * 1963 - Clint Mansell, English musician and composer
 * 1966 - Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian singer
 * 1974 - John Rich, American musician (Big & Rich)
 * 1979 - Ryan Tedder, American singer

Deaths

 * 1625 – Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer (b. c.1560)
 * 1936 – Guy d'Hardelot, French composer, best known for Because (b. 1858)
 * 1964 – Cyril Davies, English musician (b. 1932)
 * 1967 – Carl Schuricht, German conductor (b. 1880)
 * 1980 – Larry Williams, American singer and songwriter (b. 1935)
 * 1981 – Alvar Lidell, UK radio broadcaster (b. 1908)
 * 1998 – Owen Bradley, American record producer (b. 1915)
 * 2001 – James Carr, American Rhythm & Blues and soul musicians (b. 1942)
 * 2002 – Jon Lee, Welsh musician (Feeder) (b. 1968)
 * 2009 – Maria Dimitriadi, Greek singer (b. 1950)
 * 2010 – Willie Mitchell, American soul singer (b. 1928)