Today in Music & more (January 27)

Singers / Musicians

1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

1944, Nick Mason (PINK FLOYD / drums)

1961, Margo Timmins (COWBOY JUNKIES)

1961, Martin Degville (SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK)

1961, Gillian Gilbert (NEW ORDER / keyboards)

1961, Tessa Niles (singer &  backing vocalist / see: Skin Trade - Duran Duran, Heartland - The The)

1964, Migi Drummond (CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT / drums)

1968, Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE)

1968, Tricky (MASSIVE ATTACK)

1972, Mark Owen (TAKE THAT)

Various

1924, Rauf Denktaş (Turkish Cypriot traitor)

1947, Βύρων Πολύδωρας (πολιτικός)

1954, Στέλιος Παπαφλωράτος (ποδόσφαιρο, Άρης)

1989, Alberto Botia (football - Spain)

Died

1933, Asa Jennings 

1974, Γεώργιος Γρίβας / Διγενής (Κύπριος αξιωματικός & αγωνιστής)

2006, Gene McFadden (McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD)

2009, Πάνος Τζαβέλλας (τραγουδοποιός, Ο κυρ-Παντελής)

2010, J. D. Salinger 

Important Dates

1984, Release of the single "Doctor! Doctor!" (THOMPSON TWINS)

1992, Release of the single "For Your Babies" (SIMPLY RED)