March 4

Events

 * 1910 - DeForest does an experimental radio broadcast from Met, NY
 * 1925 - First U.S. radio broadcast of a Presidential inauguration (Coolidge)
 * 1982 - allows industry to select AM stereo standard



Births

 * 1492 -, Italian composer (d. c. 1540)
 * 1525 -, Italian composer (d. 1594)
 * 1678 -, Italian composer (d. 1741)
 * 1745 -, English composer (d. 1814)
 * 1792 -, American inventor (d. 1861)
 * 1819 -, German-born harpist (d. 1895)
 * 1877 -, Russian composer (d. 1957)
 * 1878 -, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)
 * 1886 -, French cellist (d. 1958)
 * 1908 -, American musician (d. 1977)
 * 1912 -, German conductor (d. 1996)
 * 1913 - (guitarist), American guitarist (d. 1995)
 * 1915 -, Spanish composer (d. 1997)
 * 1921 -, Egyptian-born composer
 * 1925 -, French musician (d. 2006)
 * 1926 -, English jazz musician and arranger
 * 1926 -, American singer
 * 1927 -, American jazz musician (d. 2003)
 * 1928 -, American composer
 * 1929 -, Dutch conductor
 * 1929 -, Catalan composer
 * 1933 -, Dutch jazz singer (d. 1989)
 * 1934 -, Argentinian composer
 * 1934 -, American bluegrass musician (d. 1996)
 * 1935 -, Scottish folk singer (d. 2003)
 * 1936 -, German composer
 * 1937 -, French jazz saxophonist (d. 1996)
 * 1938 -, American percussionist (d. 1979)
 * 1941 -, American jazz musician
 * 1942 -, American gospel songwriter
 * 1942 -, American keyboardist
 * 1943 -, Italian singer and songwriter
 * 1943 -, Hungarian composer
 * 1944 -, German singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
 * 1944 -, American singer
 * 1945 -, Swiss singer
 * 1947 -, Norwegian musician
 * 1948 -, English bassist (Yes)
 * 1948 -, Welsh singer
 * 1949 -, Canadian country singer and songwriter
 * 1951 -, English guitarist and composer
 * 1951 -, English singer
 * 1951 -, Japanese singer
 * 1952 -, Italian singer
 * 1953 -, French singer-songwriter
 * 1954 -, vocalist (Sweet Sensation)
 * 1956 -, American jazz bassist
 * 1960 -, French singer
 * 1961 -, Japanese voice actor and narrator
 * 1961 -, Bulgarian jazz musician
 * 1963 -, English singer and disc jockey
 * 1965 -, American country singer
 * 1965 - (Maximillian Lenz), German rave techno DJ
 * 1966 -, American rapper
 * 1967 -, American musician (The Lemonheads)
 * 1968 -, Colombian singer
 * 1969 -, Swedish pop singer and musician
 * 1969 -, American artist and record producer
 * 1971 -, Irish drummer (The Cranberries)
 * 1971 -, American country music artist
 * 1974 -, Norwegian vocalist (Arcturus)
 * 1976 -, Belgian DJ and record producer
 * 1976 -, American musician (Choking Victim, Leftöver Crack)
 * 1976 -, American guitarist (The Ataris)
 * 1977 -, American indie rock band drummer (Modest Mouse)
 * 1977 -, American musician (Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, American Football, and Owen)
 * 1977 -, American musician
 * 1977 - (Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo), American musician
 * 1979 -, Scottish singer (The Fratellis)
 * 1981 -, English punk rock singer (Towers of London)