July 12

Events

 * 1906 - The first long-distance message across water takes place
 * 1962 – The perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

Births

 * 1675 –, Italian composer (d. 1742)
 * 1895 –, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
 * 1934 –, American pianist
 * 1937 –, French Canadian singer
 * 1943 –, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
 * 1948 –, American sound designer
 * 1948 –, American singer
 * 1950 –, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
 * 1951 –, Hungarian soprano
 * 1962 –, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
 * 1964 –, English musician (Stereolab, McCarthy)
 * 1967 –, American guitar player (Dream Theater)
 * 1969 –, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
 * 1972 –, American musician (Rancid)
 * 1974 –, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
 * 1984 –, British singer
 * 1985 –, Albanian singer
 * 1988 –, Canadian singer

Deaths

 * 1742 –, Italian composer (b. 1675)
 * 1979 –, American soul singer (b. 1947)


 * 1983 –, British saxophonist (Traffic) (b. 1944)


 * 1996 –, American keyboardist (The Smashing Pumpkins) (b. 1961)


 * 1998 –, American folk songwriter and musician (b. 1907)


 * 2003 –, American musician (b. 1907)


 * 2007 –, Norwegian guitar player (b. 1975)