What happened on December 23
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1893133 yrs ago
Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel premieres in Weimar
Richard Strauss conducted the first performance of the opera at Weimar's Hoftheater.
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196660 yrs ago
Ready Steady Go! airs its last episode
The British pop TV show had been on the air since August 1963 and was cancelled as the beat boom faded.
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197749 yrs ago
Cat Stevens formally becomes a Muslim
The singer-songwriter embraced Islam at London's Regent's Park Mosque. The following year he took the name Yusuf Islam.
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198937 yrs ago
Phil Collins tops the Hot 100 with "Another Day in Paradise"
His song about homelessness, with vocals from David Crosby, became his seventh solo US No. 1. It later won the Grammy for Record of the Year.
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192997 yrs ago
Trumpeter Chet Baker, the Prince of Cool, is born
His recording of "My Funny Valentine," featuring his own solo, became a hit and stayed tied to his name from then on.
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193591 yrs ago
Singer Esther Phillips is born
She began her career billed as Little Esther. Her 1975 recording of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" reached the US Top 20 and the UK Top 10.
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194086 yrs ago
Chi-Lites lead singer Eugene Record is born
He fronted the Chicago vocal group, whose "Oh Girl" and "Have You Seen Her" were both million-sellers.
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196462 yrs ago
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is born
Born in Evanston, Illinois, he won a 2008 Golden Globe for "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild and joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Pearl Jam in 2017.
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200719 yrs ago
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson dies at 82
Duke Ellington called him the "Maharaja of the keyboard." He won eight Grammys between 1975 and 1997.
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201313 yrs ago
Saxophonist and flutist Yusef Lateef dies at 93
He mixed jazz with Eastern music, playing instruments like the shehnai and koto. His 1987 album Little Symphony won the Grammy for Best New Age Recording.
Nothing matches these filters on December 23.