February 19

Events

 * 1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
 * 1975 - Harris introduces the first solid-state radio transmitter

Births

 * 1743 - Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (d. 1805)
 * 1912 - Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997)
 * 1937 - Robert Walker Jr., American blues guitarist
 * 1940 - Smokey Robinson, American singer
 * 1943 - Lou Christie, American singer
 * 1948 - Mark Andes, American musician
 * 1950 - Andy Powell, British musician
 * 1956 - Dave Wakeling, English musician (The (English) Beat, General Public)
 * 1963 - Seal, English singer
 * 1964 - Doug Aldrich, American musician (Whitesnake)
 * 1971 - Gil Shaham, Israeli-born American violinist
 * 1978 - Immortal Technique, American rapper
 * 1981 - Beth Ditto, American singer (The Gossip)
 * 1981 - Vitas, Russian singer
 * 1983 - Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer/actress
 * 1986 - Maria Mena, Norwegian singer

Deaths

 * 1605 – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)
 * 1653 – Luigi de Rossi, Italian composer (b. 1597)
 * 1927 – Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (b. 1847)
 * 1972 – Lee Morgan, American jazz musician (b. 1938)
 * 1973 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (b. 1892)
 * 1975 – Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian composer (b. 1904)
 * 1980 – Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (b. 1946)
 * 2001 – Charles Trenet, French singer (b. 1913)
 * 2003 – Johnny Paycheck, American singer (b. 1938)
 * 2008 – Yegor Letov, Russian song writer and singer (b. 1964)
 * 2009 – Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b. 1945)
 * 2009 – Miika Tenkula, Finnish guitarist for the band Sentenced (b. 1974)