Today in Music & more (February 16)

Singers / Musicians

1918, Patty Andrews (THE ANDREWS SISTERS)

1931, Otis Blackwell (songwriter / "Fever", "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender")

1934, Kalin Twins (When, 1958)

1935, Sonny Bono (SONNY & CHER)

1945, Pete Christlieb (saxophonist / "Deacon Blues". "FM (No Static At All" & "Unforgettable")

1952, James Ingram 

1958, Ice-T (rapper, actor: Law & Order - SVU)

1961, Andy Taylor (DURAN DURAN / guitar)

1970, Armand Van Helden (DJ, record producer)

1990, The Weeknd 

Various

1926, John Schlesinger (English film director, Midnight Cowboy)

1932, Σούλη Σαμπάχ (ηθοποιός)

1935, Νίκος Τσούκας (ηθοποιός)

1954, Margaux Hemingway (fashion model, actress)

1956, Γιάννης Κούρος (υπερμαραθωνοδρόμος)

1957, Ρούλα Κορομηλά (τηλεπαρουσιάστρια)

1958, Oscar Schmidt (basketball, Brazil)

1959, John McEnroe (tennis)

1964, Έλενα Τσαβαλιά (ηθοποιός)

1965, Robert Emmiyan (long jump, Armenia)

1967, Ταμίλα Κουλίεβα (ηθοποιός)

1973, Cathy Freeman (400 meters hurdles, Australia)

1979, Valentino Rossi (Moto GP)

Died

2004, Doris Troy (Just One Look, 1963)

2015, Lesley Gore 

2019, Bruno Ganz (actor / Der Untergang, 2004)

Important Dates

1942, Ίδρυση του Ε.Λ.Α.Σ.

1968, Η εκτέλεση του Αριστείδη Παγκρατίδη