December 2

Events

 * 1883 - John Brahms' 3rd Symphony in F, premieres
 * 1965 - hits UK chart with 'Keep on Running'
 * 1967 - original version of 'Bend Me Shape Me' hits US chart
 * 1978 - Cars' hits UK LP chart

Births

 * 1578 -, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1640)
 * 1881 - ,radio physicist
 * 1886 -, American composer (d. 1949)
 * 1892 -, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. 2002)
 * 1895 -, British pianist (d. 1967)
 * 1899 -, British conductor (d. 1970)
 * 1906 -, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. 1977)
 * 1914 -, American composer (d. 2002)
 * 1917 -, American jazz singer (d. 1992)
 * 1931 -, American jazz pianist (d. 1971)
 * 1947 -, French rock band drummer (Les Variations)
 * 1968 -, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
 * 1978 -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1978 -, British bassist (Muse)
 * 1981 -, American singer
 * 1982 -, American rapper/producer
 * 1987 -, American R&B singer
 * 1990 -, Japanese Actor and Singer