March 16

Events

 * 1983 - Demolition of the, the last radio tower in Germany built of wood.

Births

 * 1892 -, American president of the musicians union (d. 1984)
 * 1902 -, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1943)
 * 1920 -, British composer (d. 1998)
 * 1928 -, German vocalist
 * 1930 -, American jazz pianist (d. 2001)
 * 1931 -, American singer
 * 1936 -, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
 * 1940 -, English painter and guitarist (AMM)
 * 1942 -, American musician
 * 1946 -, Dutch conductor
 * 1947 -, Chechen accordionist
 * 1948 -, American musician (Alice Cooper)
 * 1948 -, Canadian singer, songwriter and film director
 * 1949 -, American Singer-Songwriter
 * 1954 -, American guitarist, singer and actress (Heart)
 * 1959 -, American rapper, and musician
 * 1963 -, American musician (F5)
 * 1964 -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1965 -, English songwriter and record producer
 * 1970 -, Swedish singer (Kent)
 * 1970 -, Icelandic singer, songwriter and disc jockey
 * 1973 -, American musician (Kyuss)
 * 1979 -, Finnish musician (Lordi)
 * 1991 -, American musician

Deaths

 * 1736 –, Italian composer (b. 1710)
 * 1968 –, Italian composer (b. 1895)
 * 1970 –, American singer (b. 1946)
 * 1993 –, American singer and producer (b. 1945)
 * 2004 –, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1910)
 * 2008 –, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. 1946)
 * 2008 –, Canadian singer (Bonham). (b. 1968)