So, out of morbid curiosity upon becoming a semi-centurion (and not, the dreaded AARP mailing hasn’t shown up yet!), I wondered what other music types were born on Twelfth Night: This is what I found, mostly thanks to the so-called “intelligence aggegator” NNBD.com:
Maurice Abravanel
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Conductor |
6-Jan-1903 |
22-Sept.-1993 |
Music Director, Utah Symphony 1947-1979
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Syd Barrett |
Singer, songwriter, guitarist
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6-Jan-1946 |
7-Jul-2006 |
Pink Floyd |
Max Bruch |
Composer |
6-Jan-1838 |
2-Oct-1920 |
Kol Nidrei |
Van McCoy |
Musician |
6-Jan-1940 |
6-Jul-1979 |
The Hustle |
Johnny O’Keefe |
Musician |
6-Jan-1935 |
6-Oct-1978 |
King of Australian rock and roll |
Don Sickler
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trumpet, arranger, composer, record producer |
6-Jan-1944 |
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Nightwatch |
Alex Turner |
Singer |
6-Jan-1986 |
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Lead singer, Arctic Monkeys |
Jack Varney |
Banjoist, Guitarist
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6-Jan-1918 |
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Aussie Jazz pioneer
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Kim Wilson |
Harmonica, bass, vocals
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6-Jan-1951 |
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Fabulous Thunderbirds |
Beyond music, a few other famous names jumped out at me, including (so some sources claim) the Benjamin that It’s All About:
John DeLorean |
Business |
6-Jan-1925 |
19-Mar-2005 |
Automobile designer and entepreneur |
Louis Harris |
Business |
6-Jan-1921 |
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Pollster, Louis Harris and Associates |
Lou Holtz |
Football |
6-Jan-1937 |
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Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004 |
Victor Horta |
Architect |
6-Jan-1861 |
9-Sep-1947 |
Art Nouveau architect |
Joan of Arc |
Religion |
6-Jan-1412 |
30-May-1431 |
Visionary burned at the stake |
Sam Rayburn |
Politician |
6-Jan-1882 |
16-Nov-1961 |
Speaker of the US House, 1940-61 |
King Richard II |
Royalty |
6-Jan-1367 |
14-Feb-1400 |
King of England 1377-99 |
Carl Sandburg |
Author |
6-Jan-1878 |
22-Jul-1967 |
Illinois poet, Lincoln biographer |
Danny Thomas |
Actor |
6-Jan-1914 |
6-Feb-1991 |
Make Room For Daddy |
Alan Watts |
Philosopher |
6-Jan-1915 |
16-Nov-1973 |
Zen beat counterculture sage |
Bob Wise |
Politician |
6-Jan-1948 |
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Governor of West Virginia, 2001-05 |